1 Kings 10:4-14

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 ¹blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.

9 "²Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; ³because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, ⁴to do justice and righteousness."

10 ⁵She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

11 ⁶Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a very great number of almug trees and precious stones.

12 ⁷The king made of the almug trees supports for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers; such almug trees have not come in again nor have they been seen to this day.

13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested, besides * what he gave her according to his royal bounty. Then she turned and went to her own land together with her servants.

Wealth, Splendor and Wisdom

14 ⁸Now the weight of gold which came in to Solomon in one year was 666 * * talents of gold,

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1 Kings 10:4-14 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 8

1. Proverbs 8:34
2. 1 Kings 5:7
3. 1 Chronicles 17:22; 2 Chronicles 2:11
4. 2 Samuel 8:15; 2 Samuel 23:3; Psalms 72:2
5. 1 Kings 10:2
6. 1 Kings 9:27, 28; Job 22:24
7. 2 Chronicles 9:11
8. 2 Chronicles 9:13-28

Footnotes 4

[a]. Or "his burnt offering which he offered"
[b]. Lit "words"
[c]. Lit "the hand of King Solomon"
[d]. Lit "she and"