1 Kings 10:4

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

1 Kings 10:4 in Other Translations

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

4 When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built,

4 When the queen of Sheba experienced for herself Solomon's wisdom and saw with her own eyes the palace he had built,

4 When the queen of Sheba observed all of Solomon's wisdom, the palace he had built,

1 Kings 10:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 10:4

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom
Which she perceived by his answers to things relative to all sorts of science, natural, civil, and divine:

and the house that he had built;
the singular for the plural, "house for houses"; the house of the Lord, his own house, that for Pharaoh's daughter, and the house of the forest of Lebanon; in all which there appeared not only surprising grandeur and magnificence, but exquisite art and skill; there was a great display of his wisdom in the form and contrivance of them. Josephus ^F16 says, what exceedingly surprised her, and raised her admiration, was the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 6. sect. 5.

1 Kings 10:4 In-Context

2 Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind.

3 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.

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

5 the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed.

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