1 Kings 3:17

And one of them said: “I beg you, my lord, I and this woman were living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the room.

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In The King James Version

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

In Context

16Then two women harlots went to the king, and they stood before him.

18Then, on the third day after I gave birth, she also gave birth. And we were together, with no other person with us in the house, only the two of us.

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Cross References

Romans 13:7Therefore, render to all whatever is owed. Taxes, to whom taxes is due; revenue, to whom revenue is due; fear, to whom fear is due; honor, to whom honor is due.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 3:17-28

The Wisdom of Solomon. ( b. c. 1014.) 16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 20… Read the whole commentary →

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