1 Kings 3:16

Deuteronomy 23:17; Exodus 18:13; Exodus 18:16; Joshua 2:1; Judges 11:1; Leviticus 19:29; Numbers 27:2

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto the king, and (k) stood before him. (k) By this example it appears that God kept his promise to...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. Then came there two women - harlots - The word זנות zonoth, whic...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then came there two women, &c.— See Judges 2:1 respecting the word זנות zonoth rendered harlots. Solomon knew at once, that the only sign...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. Then came there two women. Eastern monarchs, who generally...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Choice This chapter relates how Solomon, out of various gifts offered to him by the Almighty, chose wisdom, and adds an illustration of...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Then came there. — The celebrated “judgment of Solomon,” given here as a specimen of his wisdom, is simply an instance of intuitive sagacity, cutti...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Discerning Judgment 1 Kings 3:16-28 The incident gave convincing proof of the gift of wisdom. This is the most esteemed endowment of an Easte...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first brief paragraph in this chapter reveals at once Solomon's strength and weakness. He was strong, for he loved the Lord and walked in the sta...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(16) В¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. (17) And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman d...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then came there two women [that] were harlots unto the king ,.... The same day, as Abarbinel thinks, the night before which the Lord had appeared to...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. Ver. 16. Then came there two women that were harlots. ] Or...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Two women that were harlots Or, victuallers; for the Hebrew word signifies both. Yet that they were unmarried persons seems probable, both becaus...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 3:16 . Harlots —The Rabbins derive זנוֹת from זוּן, to feed, nourish; and the Targumist translates the...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Then came there two women. The true mother I. That sin produces suffering. The two women who came for judgment to Solomon were harlots; and the...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then came there two women that were harlots unto the king, and stood before him, seeking a decision in a difficult case. The story is told to show th...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon's wise Decision
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Harlots — Or, victuallers: for the Hebrew words signifies both. Yet that they are unmarried persons, seems probable, both because there is no menti...

¹⁶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 3:16

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Kings 3:16