1 Kings 3:16
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
KJV
Tunc venerunt duæ mulieres meretrices ad regem, steteruntque coram eo :
Vulgate
Τότε ὤφθησαν δύο γυναῖκες πόρναι τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.
LXX
Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
ASV
אָ֣ז תָּבֹ֗אנָה שְׁתַּ֛יִם נָשִׁ֥ים זֹנ֖וֹת אֶל הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַֽ/תַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָה לְ/פָנָֽי/ו
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אָ֣ז
'z
adverb · 139×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
זֹנ֖וֹת
znvt
verb · 2×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers Solomon's accession, the building of the First Temple, the visit of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon's apostasy, the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the early kings of Israel and Judah through Ahab and Elijah. Josephus's description of Solomon's Temple supplements the biblical account with Hellenistic architectural parallels.
Cross-references
- Exod 18:16 — When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.