1 Kings 3:17

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.

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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.

ASV

And the one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

YLT

and the one woman saith, `O, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house, and I bring forth with her, in the house;

DBT

And the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

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And the one woman said,.... Who was the plaintiff: O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; pointing to the defendant, who stood by her: and I was delivered of a child with her in the house; she being present at the delivery, and she only, as it should seem.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Related commentary

The interpretation of Solomon's judgment on the quarrel of two harlot women (1 Kings 3) is clear as far as the simple history is concerned: that a boy of twelve years judged with an affection beyond his age for the depths of human nature. Hence, he was both admired and feared by all Israel, because he would not miss what was so skillfully concealed.

Jerome· Letter 74, 420patristic

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Rabbinic commentary

How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse: and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

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The verses this one reaches2

Genesis 43:20
“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
Romans 13:7
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Kings: From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom: then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 13:7
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
leads to
- Luke 20:25
  So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
- Matthew 17:25
  “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons,…
- Proverbs 24:21
  My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- 1 Peter 2:17–18
  Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
- 1 Timothy 5:17
  Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
Through
Genesis 43:20
“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
leads to
- Genesis 42:3
  So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
- Genesis 42:10
  “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
- Genesis 43:7
  They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that…

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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