1 Kings 10:4
New International Version
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built,

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

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

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

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

New King James Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

New American Standard Bible
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

NASB 1995
When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

NASB 1977
When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

Amplified Bible
When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house (palace) which he had built,

Christian Standard Bible
When the queen of Sheba observed all of Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the queen of Sheba observed all of Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built,

American Standard Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the Queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the house that he had built.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,

English Revised Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the queen of Sheba saw all of Solomon's wisdom, the palace he built,

Good News Translation
The queen of Sheba heard Solomon's wisdom and saw the palace he had built.

International Standard Version
When the queen of Sheba had seen all of Solomon's wisdom for herself, the palace that he had built,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

Literal Standard Version
And the queen of Sheba sees all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,

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

New American Bible
When the queen of Sheba witnessed Solomon’s great wisdom, the house he had built,

NET Bible
When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon's extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,

New Revised Standard Version
When the queen of Sheba had observed all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

New Heart English Bible
When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

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

World English Bible
When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

Young's Literal Translation
And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Queen of Sheba
3And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain. 4When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, 5the 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.…

Cross References
Matthew 6:29
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

Luke 12:27
Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

1 Kings 10:3
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.

1 Kings 10:5
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.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Solomon's

1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

1 Kings 4:29-31
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore…

2 Chronicles 9:3,4
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, …

the house

1 Kings 6:1-7:51
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD…

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1 Kings 10
1. The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon
14. Solomon's gold
16. His targets
18. The throne of ivory
21. His vessels
24. His presents
26. his chariots and horse
28. his tribute














(4, 5) And when the queen of Sheba had seen.--There is something curiously inartificial and true to nature in the accumulation of different impressions as made upon the imagination of the queen. First of all comes the primary impression of Solomon's wisdom, known by his answering all her questions, and "seen" in the various ordinances of his court and his government. Then the magnificence of the palace and all the arrangements of its service are referred to in detail, as especially likely to tell on one whose own splendour was probably of a simpler and more barbaric sort. Lastly, if our translation be correct, the record singles out the ascent or viaduct crossing the valley from the palace to Mount Moriah, and forming the royal entrance into the Temple (see 1Chronicles 26:16;2Kings 16:18), evidently a unique and remarkable structure. But it must be noticed that the LXX. and Vulgate and other versions render here, "the burnt offerings, which he offered in the house of the Lord," and Josephus has the same interpretation. The magnificent scale of his sacrifices is illustrated in 1Kings 8:63, and it is certainly natural that this point should not be left unmentioned in the description of the wonders of his court. This rendering, therefore, which the Hebrew will well bear, has much probability to recommend it.

Verse 4. - And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house he had built [ver. 5 compels us to understand this of the palace, not of the temple. Josephus says she was especially astonished at the house of the forest of Lebanon],

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When the queen
מַֽלְכַּת־ (mal·kaṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen

of Sheba
שְׁבָ֔א (šə·ḇā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7614: Sheba -- a territory in soutwest Arabia, also the name of one or more descendant of Noah

saw
וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (wat·tê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the wisdom
חָכְמַ֣ת (ḥā·ḵə·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

of Solomon,
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

the palace
וְהַבַּ֖יִת (wə·hab·ba·yiṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

he had built,
בָּנָֽה׃ (bā·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build


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