1 Kings 10:1-8

The Queen of Sheba

1 ¹Now when the ²queen of ³Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came ⁴to test him with difficult questions.

2 So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels ⁵carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

3 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing * was hidden from the king which he did not explain to her.

4 When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

5 the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.

6 Then she said to the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

7 "Nevertheless I did not believe the reports, until * I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.

8 "How ⁶blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.

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1 Kings 10:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 6

1. 2 Chronicles 9:1; Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31
2. 2 Chronicles 9:1; Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31
3. Genesis 10:7, 28; Psalms 72:10, 15
4. Judges 14:12-14; Psalms 49:4
5. 1 Kings 10:10
6. Proverbs 8:34

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "told her all her words"
[b]. Lit "tell her"
[c]. Or "his burnt offering which he offered"
[d]. Lit "words"