1 Kings 3:17

And one of them said: I beseech thee, my lord, I and this woman dwelt in one house, and I was delivered of a child with her in the chamber.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 there came two women that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him:

18And the third day, after that I was delivered, she also was delivered, and we were together, and no other person with us in the house, only we two.

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Cross References

Romans 13:7Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour.

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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