1 Kings 3:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thenאָ֣ז
(az)
227: at that timeof uncertain derivation
twoשְׁתַּ֛יִם
(she·ta·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
womenנָשִׁ֥ים
(na·shim)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
who were harlots 
 
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
cameתָּבֹ֗אנָה
(ta·vo·nah)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech;)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָה
(vat·ta·'a·mo·de·nah)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃
(le·fa·nav.)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Then came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
there two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
that were harlots
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
unto the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
and stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

International Standard Version
Right about then, two prostitutes approached the king and requested an audience with him.

NET Bible
Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A short time later two prostitutes came to the king and stood in front of him.

King James 2000 Bible
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
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