KJV ORIGINAL
And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
One of the women said, 'My lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a baby while she was there with me.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse begins the famous story where one woman explains to King Solomon that she and another woman both live together and she had a baby in their shared home.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, this verse is part of the story of King Solomon, who was the king of Israel and renowned for his God-given wisdom. Two women living in the same house had both given birth to babies, but when one child died, a dispute arose over the surviving baby. They brought their case to Solomon for him to judge and determine the true mother.
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