1 Kings 10

1 Kings 10:1

Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

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am 3014 , bc 990

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She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.

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And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.

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questions Heb. words

1 Kings 10:4

When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

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the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

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attendance Heb. standing

1 Kings 10:6

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

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acts or , sayings

1 Kings 10:7

But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.

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thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the fame

1 Kings 10:8

How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

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1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

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1 Kings 10:10

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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an hundred According to Mr. Reynolds , equal to 843 ,905 10s. 4d. sterling.

1 Kings 10:11

(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

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1 Kings 10:12

The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king's palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)

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pillars or , rails , Heb. a prop

1 Kings 10:13

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.

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which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty Heb. which he gave her , according to the hand of king Solomon

1 Kings 10:14

The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,

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was six hundred Equal to 4 ,683 ,675 12s. 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion. See note on 1 Kings 9 . 28.

1 Kings 10:15

not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

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governors or , captains

1 Kings 10:16

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

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1 Kings 10:17

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

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1 Kings 10:18

Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

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1 Kings 10:19

The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.

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behind Heb. on the hinder part thereof

1 Kings 10:20

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

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the like made Heb. so made

1 Kings 10:21

All King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

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none were of silver or , there was no silver in them

1 Kings 10:22

For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram's fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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apes Kophim , rather monkeys , the same as the Greek ךחצןע , ךחנןע , or ךחגןע , and Roman Cephus , which animal both Pliny and Solinus inform us was brought from Ethiopia. The same name appears in the monkeys , called KEIIIEN in the Prenestine Pavement , and in the French cep or ceb.

1 Kings 10:23

So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

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1 Kings 10:24

The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

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to Heb. the face of

1 Kings 10:25

Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

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1 Kings 10:26

Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

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1 Kings 10:27

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

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made Heb. gave

1 Kings 10:28

Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.

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Solomon etc. Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's

1 Kings 10:29

A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

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for six hundred This was the ordinary price of a chariot , as 150 shekels was that of a horse. It seems that neither horses nor chariots came out of Egypt but by means of Solomon's servants.