1 Kings 3:17

1 Kings 3:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And one woman said, “O my lord, this woman and I dwell in the same house; and I gave birth while she was in the house.

Context of 1 Kings 3:17

15Then Solomon woke up. He realized that it was a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and he stood in front of the Lord's Covenant Box. He offered burnt offerings and peace offerings to God there. Then he gave a feast for all his officers. 16Two women who were prostitutes came to meet with the king. They stood in front of him to tell him their problem. One woman said, ‘My lord I live in the same house with this woman. I gave birth to a baby while she lived there with me. 18Three days later, she also gave birth to a baby. We were alone in the house. Only the two of us were there, no one else. 19But in the night, this woman lay on her son and he died.

1 Kings 3:17 word by word

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י אֲנִי֙ וְהָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את יֹשְׁבֹ֖ת בְּבַ֣יִת אֶחָ֑ד וָאֵלֵ֥ד עִמָּ֖הּ בַּבָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Oבִּיbîy · pleaseH994
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and I was delivered of a childיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for 1 Kings 3:17

• Genesis 43:20They said, ‘Please sir. The first time we came here, we came to buy food.
• Romans 13:7So you must give to each person what you ought to give them. Pay taxes to the people who receive taxes. Do that for every kind of tax. Respect those people that you should respect. Praise people that you should praise.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 3:17

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-28Verses 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 other instances of the wisdom…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-28Solomon's decision about the true mother of the living baby shows his wisdom in legal matters. First Kings 4–10 show his wisdom in all parts of his rule.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 3:17

• Arbitration
• Judge
• Rulers
• Solomon
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Affinity
• Divide
• Solomon
• Yearn
• Abishag
• Decision
• Israel, History of
• Kings, Books of
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Queen of Sheba

Commentaries on 1 Kings 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings