1-13 The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon 14,15 Solomon's gold 16,17 His targets 18-20 The throne of ivory 21-23 His vessels 24,25 His presents 26,27 his chariots and horse 28,29 his tribute

A.M. 3014 B.C. 990
And when 2Ch 9:1 Mt 12:42 Lu 11:31

Sheba Ge 10:7,28 25:3 Job 6:19 Ps 72:10,15 Isa 60:6 Jer 6:20 Eze 27:22,23 38:13

heard 1Ki 4:31,34

concerning Job 28:28 Pr 2:3-6 Joh 17:3 1Co 1:20,21

prove him Jud 14:12-14 Ps 49:4 Pr 1:5,6 Mt 13:11,35 Mr 4:34

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

a very great train 2Ki 5:5,9 Isa 60:6-9 Ac 25:23

spices Ex 25:6 2Ki 20:13

communed Ge 18:33 Job 4:2 Ps 4:4 Lu 24:15

3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

told her 2Ch 9:2 Pr 1:5,6 13:20 Isa 42:16 Mt 13:11 Joh 7:17 1Co 1:30 Col 2:3

questions [heb] words
hid from the king 1Ki 10:1 3:12 2Sa 14:17,20 Da 2:20-23 Heb 4:12,13

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

Solomon's 1Ki 3:28 4:29-31 2Ch 9:3,4 Ec 12:9 Mt 12:42

the house 1Ki 6:1-7:51

5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

the meat 1Ki 4:22,23

attendance [heb] standing
cup-bearers. or, butlers
ascent The original () is rendered by the LXX. and Vulgate, `And the burnt offerings (or holocausts) which he offered in the house of the Lord;' with which the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic agree; and so also Luther, (), and this seems to be the true sense of the passage. 2Ki 16:18 1Ch 9:18 26:16 2Ch 23:13 Eze 44:3 46:2

there was no Jos 5:1 2Ch 9:4

6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

report [heb] word 2Ch 9:5,6

acts. or, sayings

7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

I believed Isa 64:4 Zec 9:17 Mr 16:11 Joh 20:25-29 1Co 2:9 1Jo 3:2

thy wisdom and prosperity exceeded the fame [heb] thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the fame.

8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

happy are these 2Ch 9:7,8 Pr 3:13,14 8:34 10:21 13:20 Lu 10:39-42 11:28,31

9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

Blessed 1Ki 5:7 Ps 72:17-19

delighteth Ps 18:19 22:8 Isa 42:1 62:4

because the De 7:8 1Ch 17:22 2Ch 2:11

to do 2Sa 8:15 23:3 Ps 72:2 Pr 8:15,16 Isa 9:7 11:4,5 32:1,2 Jer 23:5,6 Ro 13:3,4

10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

she gave 1Ki 10:2 9:14 Ps 72:10,15 Mt 2:11

an hundred According to Mr. Reynolds, equal to 843,905l 10 s. 4d. sterling

spices Ge 43:11 Ex 30:34

and precious Pr 3:13-15 20:15 Re 21:11

11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

from Ophir 1Ki 9:27,28 2Ch 8:18 Ps 45:9

almug 2Ch 2:8 9:10,11

algum trees

12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

pillars. or, rails [heb] a prop
harps 1Ch 23:5 25:1 Ps 92:1-3 150:3-5 Re 14:2,3

13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

all her desire 1Ki 10:2 9:1 Ps 20:4 37:4 Mt 15:28 Joh 14:13,14 Eph 3:20

which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. [heb] which he gave her, according to the hand of king Solomon.

14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

A.M. 2989-3029 B.C. 1015-975
was six hundred Equal to 4,683,675l 12s 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion 1Ki 9:28

15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

all the kings 1Ch 9:24 2Ch 9:13,14 Ps 72:10 Isa 21:13 Ga 4:25

governors. or, captains

16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

two hundred. Mr. Reynolds computes that these 200 targets were were worth 28,131l 16s 9d.; and that the 300 shields were worth 210,976l 7s 7d. 1Ki 14:26-28 2Ch 9:15,16 12:9,10

17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

in the house 1Ki 7:2

18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

a great throne 2Ch 9:17-19 Ps 45:6 110:1 122:5 Heb 1:3,8 Re 20:11

ivory 1Ki 10:22 22:39 Ps 45:8 Eze 27:6 Am 6:4 Re 18:12

19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

behind [heb] on the hinder part thereof.
stays [heb] hands

20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

lions Ge 49:9 Nu 23:24 24:9 Re 5:5

the like made [heb] so made

21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

drinking 2Ch 9:20-22

the house 1Ki 10:17 7:2

none were of silver. or, there was no silver in them.

22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

Tharshish 1Ki 22:48 Ge 10:4 2Ch 9:21 20:36 Ps 48:7 72:10 Isa 2:16 23:1,6,10 60:9 66:19 Eze 27:12 Jon 1:3

Tarshish
ivory. or, elephant's teeth 2Sa 10:18 Am 3:15

apes, rather monkeys, the same as the Syriac () and Roman Cephus which animal both Pliny and Solinus inform us was brought from Ethiopia. The same name appears in the {monkeys} called () in the Praenstine Pavement, and in the Frence {cep} or {ceb}

peacocks Job 39:13

23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

exceeded Mr. Reynolds, stating Solomon's income at about four times as much as his father left him, reckons that he had each year 142,242,034l 9s 7d, each week 2,735,423 l 14s 9d. and each day, 390,770l 16s 4d 1Ki 3:12,13 4:29-34 2Ch 9:22,23 Ps 89:27 Eph 3:8 Col 1:18,19 2:2,3

24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

to [heb] the face of
which god 1Ki 3:9,12,28 Pr 2:6 Da 1:17 2:21,23 5:11 Jas 1:5

25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

every man 1Ki 10:10 Jud 3:15 1Sa 10:27 2Sa 8:2,10 2Ch 26:8 Job 42:11 Ps 72:10,15 Isa 36:16 Mt 2:11

and mules 1Ki 1:33 18:5 Ge 36:24 Ezr 2:66 Es 8:10,14 Isa 66:20 Eze 27:14

a rate 2Ki 17:4 2Ch 9:24

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

Solomon 1Ki 4:26 De 17:16 2Ch 1:14 9:25 Isa 2:7

in the cities 2Ch 9:25

27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

the king 2Ch 1:15-17 9:27 Job 22:24,25

made [heb] gave

28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

Solomon [heb] the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's
horse brought De 17:16 2Ch 1:16,17 9:28 Isa 31:1-3 36:9

and linen yarn Ge 41:42 Pr 7:16 Isa 19:9 Eze 27:7

29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

for six hundred This was the ordinary price of a {chariot}, as 150 shekels was that of a {horse.} It seems that neither horses nor chariots came out of Egypt but by means of Solomon's servants.

the kings Jos 1:4 2Ki 7:6

their means [heb] their hand Ho 12:10 Mal 1:1