2 Chronicles 9:1

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

1 Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, with much wealth and camels, bearing spices and much gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and told him all that [was] {on her mind}.

2 Chronicles 9:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 10:2

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:1).

2 Chronicles 9:1 In-Context

1 Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, with much wealth and camels, bearing spices and much gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and told him all that [was] {on her mind}.

2 And Solomon {answered all her questions}. Not a word was hidden from Solomon that he did not answer for her.

3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built,

4 and the food of his table, and the position of his officers, the duty of his servants and their clothing, his cupbearers and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of Yahweh, there was no longer any breath in her.

5 And she said to the king, "The word which I heard in my land concerning your words and your wisdom [is] true,

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "in her heart"