Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 3:16
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At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
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¶ Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
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Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king, and stood before him.
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Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
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1 Kings 3
14 So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
15 Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
16 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
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.
18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.
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