1 Kings 3:17
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.
1 Kings 3:17 in other translations
| BSB | One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house. |
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| WEB | The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house. |
| ASV | And the one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. |
| YLT | and the one woman saith, ‘O, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house, and I bring forth with her, in the house; |
| DARBY | And the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. |
| BBE | And 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Kings 3:17 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 3:16-28
An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Let parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By this and…
1 Kings 3:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Kings 3:16
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
- 1 Kings 3:17
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.
- 1 Kings 3:18
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.
1 Kings 3:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo la una mujer: ¡Ah, señor mío! yo y esta mujer morábamos en una misma casa, y yo parí estando con ella en la casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la première femme dit: Ah, mon seigneur! moi et cette femme nous habitions la même maison, et j’accouchai, étant avec elle dans la maison. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das eine Weib sprach: Bitte, mein Herr! Ich und dieses Weib wohnten in einem Hause; und ich gebar bei ihr im Hause. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quarum una ait: Obsecro, mi domine: ego et mulier hæc habitabamus in domo una, et peperi apud eam in cubiculo. |