And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
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The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing. 2Ch 9:11 Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, “stairs” (see the 1Ki 10:12…
Adam Clarke
The queen of Sheba - See all the particulars of this royal visit distinctly marked and explained in the notes on Kg1 10:1-10 (note). The Targum calls her queen of Zemargad.
This passage of story had been largely considered in the Kings; yet, because our Saviour has proposed it as an example to us in our enquiries after him (Mat 12:42), we must not pass it over without…
Cambridge Bible
2Ch 9:1-12 (1Ki 10:1-13). The Visit of the Queen of Sheba
1. Sheba An important district in Arabia Felix, the seat of a kingdom. Psa 72:10.
hard questions Heb. ḥidoth, "dark sayings" (Pro 1:6); the…
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