1 Kings 3:18 (DBY)

Passage

And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two were in the house.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 3:16 Then came two women, harlots, to the king, and stood before him.

1 Kings 3:17 And the first woman said, Ah, my lord! I and this woman abode in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

1 Kings 3:18 And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; no stranger was with us in the house, only we two were in the house.

1 Kings 3:19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she had lain upon it.

1 Kings 3:20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "third", "after", "delivered", "woman", and "together". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And the first woman said Ah my..." into verse 19's "And this woman's child died in the...", so "came" and "pass" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.