1 Kings 3:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 3:17 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 43:20“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
  2. Romans 13:7Pay 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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