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1 Kings 10:4

1 Kings 10:4
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom,.... Which she perceived by his answers to things relative to all sorts of science, natural, civil, and divine:

and the house that he had…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Had seen all Solomon's wisdom - By the answers which he gave to her subtle questions.

And the house that he had built - Most probably his own house.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 10:1-13

We have here an account of the visit which the queen of Sheba made to Solomon, no doubt when he was in the height of his piety and prosperity. Our Saviour calls her the queen of the south, for Sheba…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the house that he had built This refers to his own palace, as is evident from the domestic details which immediately follow.