Text: 2 Chronicles 9:1-12
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 10:1-13
Subject: Queen of Sheba visits Solomon
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of the Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon. Both texts record her testing Solomon with "hard questions" (chidot), her astonishment at his wisdom and the temple's splendor, and her confession: "the half was not told me" (lo huggad li hachatsi). The Chronicler follows 1 Kings 10:1-13 closely, preserving the queen's declaration that "blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you to set you on His throne as king for the LORD your God" (2 Chr 9:8)—a formulation unique to Chronicles that emphasizes Solomon sits on God's throne rather than his own, reflecting the Chronicler's theocratic vision of Israelite kingship.
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Text: 1 Kings 10:1-13
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 9:1-12
Subject: Queen of Sheba visits Solomon — parallel account
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel historiographical accounts of the Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon. Both passages describe her testing Solomon with חִידוֹת (chidot, "hard questions"), her astonishment at his wisdom, palace, table, servants, and burnt offerings, and the exchange of lavish gifts. The Chronicler follows the Kings narrative closely but omits certain details (such as 1 Kings 10:13's note about Solomon giving her "all she desired"), shaping the account to emphasize Solomon's wisdom and wealth as God-given fulfillments of the divine promise at Gibeon. The near-verbatim reproduction confirms this as a direct literary dependence.
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Text: 1 Kings 10:1
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 9:1
Subject: queen of Sheba visits Solomon
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of the Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon. Both texts describe how she came to test Solomon with difficult questions (חִידוֹת, chidot, "riddles") after hearing of his fame "concerning the name of the LORD." The Chronicler reproduces the Kings account nearly verbatim, retaining the same emphasis on Solomon's wisdom attracting foreign royalty and his ability to answer every question. The near-identical wording indicates the Chronicler drew directly from Kings, presenting Solomon's international renown as evidence of God's faithfulness to His promise of wisdom in 2 Chronicles 1.