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English Standard Version

1 Kings 3:18

Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house; only we two were in the house.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Arbitration;   Judge;   Rulers;   Solomon;   Wisdom;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Solomon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Courts of Justice;   Justice;   Magistrates;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Book(s);   Court Systems;   Harlot;   King, Kingship;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Priests and Levites;   Solomon;   Wisdom;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Boyhood ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Sol'omon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decision;   Proverbs, Book of;   Queen of Sheba;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
On the third day after I gave birth, she also had a baby and we were alone. No one else was with us in the house; just the two of us were there.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
King James Version
And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
New Century Version
Three days later this woman also gave birth to a baby. No one else was in the house with us; it was just the two of us.
New English Translation
Then three days after I had my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one else in the house except the two of us.
Amplified Bible
"And on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were [alone] together; no one else was with us in the house, just we two.
New American Standard Bible
"And it happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the third day after that I was deliuered, this woman was deliuered also: and we were in the house together: no stranger was with vs in the house, saue we twaine.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house.
Contemporary English Version
and three days later her baby was born. Nobody else was there with us.
Complete Jewish Bible
Three days after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were there together; there was no one else with us in the house except the two of us.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two were in the house.
Easy-to-Read Version
Three days later she also gave birth to her baby. There was no one else in the house with us, just the two of us.
George Lamsa Translation
And on the third day after I was delivered, this woman was delivered also; and we were together in the house; there was no stranger with us, only we two in the house.
Good News Translation
Two days after my child was born, she also gave birth to a baby boy. Only the two of us were there in the house—no one else was present.
Lexham English Bible
It happened on the third day after my giving birth, this woman also gave birth, and we were together. There was not anyone with us in the house, only the two of us were in the house.
Literal Translation
And it happened on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two in the house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& on the thirde daye after that I was delyuered, she was delyuered of a childe also. And we were together, so yt there was no straunger in ye house, but we two:
American Standard Version
And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
Bible in Basic English
And three days after the birth of my child, this woman had a child: we were together, no other-person was with us in the house but we two only.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the thirde day after that I was deliuered, she was deliuered also: and we were together, & no straunger with vs in the house, saue we two.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe the third day after that I was deliuered, that this woman was deliuered also: and wee were together; there was no stranger with vs in the house, saue we two in the house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass on the third day after I was delivered, this woman also was delivered: and we were together; and there was no one with us besides our two selves in the house.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli in the thridde dai aftir that Y childide, also this womman childide; and we weren togidere in the hows, and noon other was with vs in the hows, outakun vs tweyne.
Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass on the third day of my bringing forth, that this woman also bringeth forth, and we [are] together, there is no stranger with us in the house, save we two, in the house.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass on the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, only us two in the house.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we [were] together; [there was] no stranger with us in the house, save us two in the house.
World English Bible
It happened the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
New King James Version
Then it happened, the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth. And we were together; no one was with us in the house, except the two of us in the house.
New Living Translation
Three days later this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house.
New Life Bible
On the third day after I gave birth, this woman gave birth to a child also. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house. There were only the two of us.
New Revised Standard
Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were together; there was no one else with us in the house, only the two of us were in the house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, the third day after I bare, that, this woman also, gave birth to a child, - we two, being together, there was no stranger with us in the house, none but we two in the house.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the third day after I was delivered, she also was delivered; and we were together, and no other person with us in the house; only we two.
Revised Standard Version
Then on the third day after I was delivered, this woman also gave birth; and we were alone; there was no one else with us in the house, only we two were in the house.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"It happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house.

Contextual Overview

16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 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. 18 Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house; only we two were in the house. 19 And this woman's son died in the night, because she lay on him. 20 And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him at her breast, and laid her dead son at my breast. 21 When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I looked at him closely in the morning, behold, he was not the child that I had borne." 22 But the other woman said, "No, the living child is mine, and the dead child is yours." The first said, "No, the dead child is yours, and the living child is mine." Thus they spoke before the king. 23 Then the king said, "The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead'; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.'" 24 And the king said, "Bring me a sword." So a sword was brought before the king. 25 And the king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other."

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."
Joshua 23:13
know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you.
Job 1:21
And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord ."
Job 5:5
The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
Job 31:40
let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.
Psalms 90:3
You return man to dust and say, "Return, O children of man!"
Psalms 104:2
covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
Proverbs 24:31
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, the third day after I was delivered,.... Of a child, as before expressed:

that this woman was delivered also; of another child; and being both of the same sex, both sons, as afterwards appears; and being so nearly of an age, it was difficult to distinguish them;

and we [were] together; [there was] no stranger with us in the house,

save we two in the house; so that in this trial no evidences could be produced on either side.


 
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