Then Solomon awoke; it had been a dream. He came to Jerusalem, where he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. He offered up burnt offerings and offerings of well-being and provided a feast for all his servants.
1 Kings 3:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Later, two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then two women who had become mothers out of wedlock came and stood before the king. American Standard Version (1901) Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. Common English Bible Sometime later, two prostitutes came and stood before the king. Catholic Public Domain Version Then two women harlots went to the king, and they stood before him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then there came two women that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him: |
Then Solomon awoke; it had been a dream. He came to Jerusalem, where he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. He offered up burnt offerings and offerings of well-being and provided a feast for all his servants.
The 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.
The next day Moses sat as judge for the people, while the people stood around him from morning until evening.
When they have a dispute, they come to me, and I decide between one person and another, and I make known to them the statutes and instructions of God.”
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
“Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, that the land not become prostituted and full of depravity.
They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,
“None of the daughters of Israel shall serve in an illicit shrine; none of the sons of Israel shall serve in an illicit shrine.
Then Joshua son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and spent the night there.
Now Jephthah the Gileadite, the son of a prostitute, was a mighty warrior. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.