Parallel Verses
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Then will come two women, harlots, to the king, and they will stand 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 Solomon woke up and was aware that God had spoken to him in the dream. Then he went to Jerusalem and stood in front of Jehovah's Ark of the Covenant. He offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to Jehovah. Then he gave a feast for all his officials. 16 Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said: Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby boy at home while she was there.
Cross References
Exodus 18:16
They bring their complaints to me. I make decisions on the basis of God's laws.
Leviticus 19:29
Do not dishonor your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the country will turn to prostitution and be filled with people who are perverted.
Numbers 27:2
They came to Moses and stood in front of him, the priest Eleazar, the leaders, and the entire congregation at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They said:
Deuteronomy 23:17
None of the daughters of the sons of Israel shall be a temple prostitute.
Joshua 2:1
Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly. He said: Go view the land of Jericho. They went to a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed at her house.
Judges 11:1
Jephthah was a brave soldier from Gilead. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was his father.
Exodus 18:13
The next day Moses settled disputes among the people. He was busy from morning till night.