1 Kings 3:17 (YLT)

Passage

and the one woman saith, `O, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house, and I bring forth with her, in the house;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 3:15 And Solomon awaketh, and lo, a dream; and he cometh in to Jerusalem, and standeth before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and causeth to ascend burnt-offerings, and maketh peace-offerings. And he maketh a banquet for all his servants,

1 Kings 3:16 then come in do two women, harlots, unto the king, and stand before him,

1 Kings 3:17 and the one woman saith, `O, my lord, I and this woman are dwelling in one house, and I bring forth with her, in the house;

1 Kings 3:18 and it cometh to pass on the third day of my bringing forth, that this woman also bringeth forth, and we <FI>are<Fi> together, there is no stranger with us in the house, save we two, in the house.

1 Kings 3:19 And the son of this woman dieth at night, because she hath lain upon it,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "woman", "saith", "lord", "dwelling", "house", "bring", and "forth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "woman" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "then come in do two women harlots..." into verse 18's "and it cometh to pass on the...", so "woman" and "saith" 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 "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.