1 Kings 3:16 “At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.”

1 Kings 3:16

At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then came two harlots vnto the King, and stoode before him.

Darby Translation

Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

Young's Literal Translation

then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“two women”

Leviticus 19:29 Deuteronomy 23:17 Joshua 2:1

Leviticus 19:29 · BSB

You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.

Deuteronomy 23:17 · BSB

No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.

Joshua 2:1 · BSB

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

“harlots”

Judges 11:1

Judges 11:1 · BSB

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.

“stood”

Exodus 18:16 Numbers 27:2 Exodus 18:13

Exodus 18:16 · BSB

“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”

Numbers 27:2 · BSB

the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,

Exodus 18:13 · BSB

The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.

17One 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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