Text: Psalms 72:10-11
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 10:7
Subject: Royal tribute (C)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Psalm 72:10 names "the kings of Sheba and Seba" (שְׁבָא וּסְבָא, Sheva uSeva) among those bringing gifts to the Davidic king. Genesis 10:7 lists Sheba (שְׁבָא) among the descendants of Cush, representing the peoples of southern Arabia or east Africa in the Table of Nations. The psalm draws on the Table of Nations' ethnic geography to envision tribute from the wealthy spice-trading kingdoms of the south — the same region from which the Queen of Sheba brought gifts to Solomon (1 Kings 10:1-10). By echoing Genesis 10's genealogical catalog, Psalm 72 presents the ideal king's reign as a gathering of all nations dispersed since Babel.
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Text: Genesis 10:7
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 72:10-11
Subject: Nations of Sheba and Seba Bring Tribute
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Genesis 10:7 names Sheba (שְׁבָא) and Seba (סְבָא) among the descendants of Cush in the Table of Nations, identifying them as distant peoples in the post-flood dispersion. Psalm 72:10 envisions "the kings of Sheba and Seba" bringing gifts and tribute to the ideal Davidic king, transforming these Table of Nations entries from a genealogical record into representatives of worldwide homage. The psalm's vision that "all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him" (v. 11) takes the comprehensive scope of Genesis 10's seventy nations and recasts it as the domain of the messianic king's universal reign. By specifically naming peoples from the Table of Nations, the psalmist grounds the eschatological hope of universal kingship in the concrete geography of the post-flood world.