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 3:18 in other translations
| BSB | On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us. |
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| WEB | The third day after I delivered, this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house. |
| ASV | And it came to pass the third day after 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. |
| YLT | and it cometh to pass on the third day of my bringing forth, that this woman also bringeth forth, and we are together, there is no stranger with us in the house, save we two, in the house. |
| DARBY | And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two were in the house. |
| BBE | And three days after the birth of my child, this woman had a child: we were together, no other-person was with us in the house but we two only. |
| Webster | And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save us two in the house. |
What does 1 Kings 3:18 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 3:18 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 3:19
And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
1 Kings 3:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció al tercer día después que yo parí, que ésta parió también, y morábamos nosotras juntas; ninguno de fuera estaba en casa, sino nosotras dos en la casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, le troisième jour après que j’eus accouché, que cette femme aussi accoucha. Et nous étions ensemble; aucun étranger n’était avec nous dans la maison, il n’y avait que nous deux dans la maison. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah am dritten Tage, nachdem ich geboren hatte, da gebar auch dieses Weib; und wir waren zusammen, kein Fremder war bei uns im Hause, nur wir beide waren im Hause. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tertia autem die postquam ego peperi, peperit et hæc: et eramus simul, nullusque alius nobiscum in domo, exceptis nobis duabus. |