1 Kings 3:17

The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house.

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WEBBE

The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house.

BSB

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.

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.

BBE

And one of them said, O my lord, I and this woman are living in the same house; and I gave birth to a child by her side in the house.

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וַתֹּאמֶר va·to·mer and she said H559 הָאִשָּׁה ha·'i·shah the woman H802 הָאַחַת ha·'a·chat (the) one H259 בִּי bi pardon me H994 אֲדֹנִי 'a·do·ni O lord my H113 אֲנִי 'a·ni I H589 וְהָאִשָּׁה ve·ha·'i·shah and the woman H802 הַזֹּאת ha·zot (the) this H2063 יֹשְׁבֹת yo·she·vot [are] dwelling H3427 בְּבַיִת be·va·yit in a house H1004 אֶחָד 'e·chad one H259 וָאֵלֵד va·'e·led and I gave birth H3205 עִמָּהּ 'i·mah with her H5973 בַּבָּיִת ba·ba·yit in the house H1004

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 with which God endued him, Solomon had great reputation among his people. This was better to him than weapons of war; for this he was both feared and loved.

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