1 Kings 3:16

Then two loose women of the town came and took their places before the king;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

In Context

15And Solomon, awakening, saw that it was a dream; then he came to Jerusalem, where he went before the ark of the agreement of the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings; and he made a feast for all his servants.

17And one of them said, O my lord, I and this woman are living in the same house; and I gave birth to a child by her side in the house.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:16And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.

Numbers 27:2They came before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs and all the people at the door of the Tent of meeting, and said,

Joshua 2:1Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim secretly, with the purpose of searching out the land, and Jericho. So they went and came to the house of a loose woman of the town, named Rahab, where they took their rest for the night.

Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 3:6-16

God's Appearance to Solomon. ( b. c. 1014.) 5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king… Read the whole commentary →

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