1 Kings 3:16

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Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

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  • Exod 18:16 : 16 Whenever they have a dispute, they come to me to seek judgment. I decide between one person and another and make known the statutes of God and His laws.
  • Lev 19:29 : 29 Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will become filled with wickedness.
  • Num 27:2 : 2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the entire assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and said:
  • Deut 23:17 : 17 Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in whichever town he prefers. Do not oppress him.
  • Josh 2:1 : 1 Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from Shittim, saying, "Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho." They went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
  • Judg 11:1 : 1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was his father.
  • Exod 18:13 : 13 The next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

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  • 1 Kgs 3:17-18
    2 verses
    80%

    17 One of them said, 'My lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was there with me.'

    18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were together, and there was no one else with us in the house—just the two of us.

  • 1 Kgs 3:15
    77%

    15 Then Solomon awoke, and it was a dream. He came to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and held a feast for all his servants.

  • Ezek 23:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    2 Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.

  • 1 Kgs 3:22-24
    3 verses
    72%

    22 The other woman said, 'No, the living one is my son, and the dead one is yours.' But the first woman insisted, 'No, the dead one is your son, and the living one is mine.' And so they argued before the king.

    23 The king said, 'This one says, “My son is the living one, and your son is the dead one,” while the other says, “No, your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.”'

    24 Then the king said, 'Bring me a sword.' So they brought a sword before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 11:1-4
    4 verses
    72%

    1 King Solomon loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women.

    2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.

    3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

    4 As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been.

  • Prov 7:10
    71%

    10 And behold, a woman came to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and sly of heart.

  • 1 Kgs 1:22
    70%

    22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

  • Neh 13:26
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    26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women.

  • 2 Sam 15:16
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    16 So the king set out, and all his household followed him on foot. But the king left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.

  • 1 Kgs 10:1-4
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    1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship with the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

    2 She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large entourage—with camels carrying spices, a great deal of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke to him about everything that was on her mind.

    3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing too difficult for the king to explain to her.

    4 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

  • 1 Kgs 1:28
    69%

    28 King David responded, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before him.

  • Esth 2:13
    69%

    13 the young woman would go to the king, and she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
    3 verses
    69%

    1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to test Solomon with hard questions in Jerusalem. She arrived with a very large entourage, including camels carrying spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke with him about everything that was on her mind.

    2 Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing too difficult for Solomon to explain to her.

    3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built,

  • 1 Kgs 2:13
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    13 Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. She asked, 'Do you come in peace?' And he replied, 'In peace.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:18-19
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    68%

    18 'Very well,' Bathsheba replied. 'I will speak to the king for you.'

    19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, bowed down to her, and then sat on his throne. He also had a throne placed for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

  • 2 Sam 14:3
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    3 Then go to the king and speak to him as I instruct you." And Joab put the words into her mouth.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
    68%

    11 Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    68%

    12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

  • Ezek 16:35
    68%

    35 Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 1:16
    68%

    16 Bathsheba bowed low and paid homage to the king. The king asked her, "What is it you want?"

  • Song 3:11
    68%

    11 Come out, daughters of Zion, and look at King Solomon wearing the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced.

  • 1 Kgs 9:2
    68%

    2 the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, just as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
    68%

    13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what he had already given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own land with her attendants.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
    68%

    53 So King Solomon sent men, and they brought Adonijah down from the altar. He came and bowed to King Solomon, who said to him, "Go to your home."

  • Ezek 23:42-44
    3 verses
    67%

    42 The sound of a carefree crowd was with her, and drunkards were brought from the desert. They put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

    43 Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now they will continue their acts of fornication with her.’

    44 They went to her as men go to a prostitute. In the same way, they went to Oholah and Oholibah, the immoral women.

  • Dan 2:2
    67%

    2 So the king commanded to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to explain his dreams to him. They came and stood before the king.

  • 2 Chr 1:7
    67%

    7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."

  • Esth 2:2
    67%

    2 Then the king’s attendants said, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

  • Ezek 16:32
    67%

    32 You adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

  • 2 Sam 20:3
    67%

    3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the house and placed them in confinement, providing for them but no longer going to them. They remained confined like widows until the day of their death.

  • Gen 38:21
    67%

    21 He asked the men of the place, 'Where is the prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?' They replied, 'There has been no prostitute here.'

  • 1 Kgs 10:10
    67%

    10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 1:13
    67%

    13 Then Solomon returned from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
    66%

    46 Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.

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