1 Kings 3:16 meaning and explanation

At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

1 Kings 3:16, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse introduces Solomon's first recorded legal case, right after God granted him a wise and discerning heart in a dream at Gibeon. Two women described as prostitutes come and stand before the king with a dispute over a dead child and a living one.

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