Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Then will come two women, harlots, to the king, and they will stand before him.
New American Standard Bible
Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.
King James Version
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Holman Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
International Standard Version
Right about then, two prostitutes approached the king and requested an audience with him.
A Conservative Version
Then two women who were harlots came to the king, and stood before him.
American Standard Version
Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Amplified
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
Bible in Basic English
Then two loose women of the town came and took their places before the king;
Darby Translation
Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
King James 2000
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then two prostitutes came to the king, and they stood before him.
Modern King James verseion
Then there came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came there two women that were harlots unto the king and stood before him.
NET Bible
Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
New Heart English Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, came there in two unchaste women, unto the king, - and stood before him.
Webster
Then came there two women, that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him.
World English Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
Youngs Literal Translation
then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,
Themes
Arbitration » Instances of » The two harlots in the presence of king solomon
Harlots » General references to
Judge » Kings and other rulers as
Justice » Exemplified » Solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Magistrates » Should » Judge wisely
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Solomon » Judgment
Solomon » His wisdom see » In judicial insight
Solomon » Justice of, illustrated in his judgment of the two prostitutes
Interlinear
Sh@nayim
Zanah
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 3:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wisdom Tested: The Two Prostitutes
15 And Solomon will awake; and behold, a dream. And he will go to Jerusalem and stand before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and bring up burnt-offerings, and he will do peace, and make a drinking to all his servants. 16 Then will come two women, harlots, to the king, and they will stand before him. 17 And the one woman will say, With leave, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house; and I shall bring forth with her in the house.
Cross References
Exodus 18:16
For when the word will be to them, they came to me, and I judged between a man and between his friend, and I made known the laws Of God and his precepts.
Leviticus 19:29
Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to commit fornication: and the land commit fornication and the land was filled with wickedness.
Numbers 27:2
And they will stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the chiefs, and all the assembly at the door of the tent of appointment, saying,
Deuteronomy 23:17
Thou shalt not be a harlot from the daughters of Israel, and a male prostitute from the sons of Israel.
Joshua 2:1
And Joshua son of Nun will send out of Shittim two men spying silently, saying, Go see the land and Jericho. And they will go, and will come to the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name Rahab; and they will lie there.
Judges 11:1
and Jephthah the Gileadite was a man of strength, and he the son of a woman, a harlot And Gilead will beget Jephthah.
Exodus 18:13
And it will be on the morrow, and Moses will sit to judge the people: and they will stand by Moses from the morning to the evening.