1 Kings 3:17 (GNV)

Passage

And the one woman sayd, Oh my lorde, I and this woman dwell in one house, and I was deliuered of a childe with her in the house.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 3:15 And when Salomon awoke, behold, it was a dreame, and he came to Ierusalem, and stoode before the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and offred burnt offrings and made peace offrings, and made a feast to all his seruants.

1 Kings 3:16 Then came two harlots vnto the King, and stoode before him.

1 Kings 3:17 And the one woman sayd, Oh my lorde, I and this woman dwell in one house, and I was deliuered of a childe with her in the house.

1 Kings 3:18 And the third day after that I was deliuered, this woman was deliuered also: and we were in the house together: no stranger was with vs in the house, saue we twaine.

1 Kings 3:19 And this womans sonne died in the night: for she ouerlay him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "woman", "sayd", "lorde", "dwell", "house", "deliuered", and "childe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "woman" and "sayd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Then came two harlots vnto the King..." into verse 18's "And the third day after that I...", so "woman" and "sayd" 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 "woman" and "sayd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.