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9:1 When the queen <04436> of Sheba <07614> heard <08085> about <0854> Solomon <08010>, she came <0935> to challenge <05254> him <08010> with difficult questions <02420>. She arrived in Jerusalem <03389> with a great <03515> display of pomp <02428>, bringing with her camels <01581> carrying <05375> spices <01314>, a very large quantity <07230> of gold <02091>, and precious <03368> gems <068>. She visited <0935> Solomon <08010> and discussed <01696> with <05973> him everything <03605> that <0834> was <01961> on <05973> her mind <03824>. 9:2 Solomon <08010> answered <05046> all <03605> her questions <01697>; there was no <03808> question <01697> too complex <05956> for the king <08010>. 9:3 When the queen <04436> of Sheba <07614> saw <07200> for herself Solomon’s <08010> extensive wisdom <02451>, the palace <01004> he had built <01129>, 9:4 the food <03978> in his banquet hall <07979>, his servants <05650> and attendants <04612> in their robes <04403>, his cupbearers <04945> in their robes <04403>, and his burnt sacrifices <05930> which <0834> he presented <05927> in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, she was amazed <07307> <05750> <01961> <03808>. 9:5 She said <0559> to <0413> the king <04428>, “The report <01697> I heard <08085> in my own country <0776> about <05921> your wise sayings <01697> and insight <02451> was true <0571>! 9:6 I did not <03808> believe <0539> these things <01697> until <05704> I came <0935> and saw <07200> them with my own eyes <05869>. Indeed <02009>, I didn’t <03808> hear <05046> even half <02677> the story <04768>! Your wisdom <02451> surpasses <03254> what was reported <08085> <08052> to me. 9:7 Your attendants <05650>, who stand <05975> before <06440> you at all times <08548> and hear <08085> your wise sayings <02451>, are truly happy <0835> <0835>!

• 2Ch 9:1-12 -- Solomon Entertains a Queen

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  [isbe] SOLOMON - sol'-o-mun (shelomoh; New Testament Solomon): I. EARLY LIFE 1. Name and Meaning 2. Sources 3. Birth and Upbringing 4. His Accession 5. Closing Days of David II. REIGN OF SOLOMON 1. His Vision 2. His Policy 3. Its R...
  [nave] SOLOMON Son of David by Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:24; 1 Kin. 1:13, 17, 21. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet, 2 Sam. 12:24, 25. Ancestor of Joseph, Matt. 1:6. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel, 1 Kin. 1:11-48; 2:12; 1...
  

• QUEEN

  [isbe] QUEEN - kwen: The Bible applies this term: (1) To the wife of a king ("queen consort") (malkah). In the Book of Esther it is the title given to Vashti (1:9) and Esther (2:22); compare Song 6:8 f. Another Hebrew word for quee...
  

• Sheba

  [nave] SHEBA 1. Son of Raamah, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9. 2. Son of Joktan, Gen. 10:28; 1 Chr. 1:22. 3. Son of Jokshan, Gen. 25:3; 1 Chr. 1:32. 4. A Benjamite who led an insurrection against David, 2 Sam. 20. 5. A Gadite, 1 Chr. 5:...
  

• QUEEN OF SHEBA

  [isbe] QUEEN OF SHEBA - she'-ba (1 Ki 10:1-13; 2 Ch 9:1-12, called in Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31, "the queen of the south" (basilissa notou)): 1. Old Testament Accounts: The two Old Testament accounts of the coming of the queen of Sheba (s...
  

• Butler

  [ebd] properly a servant in charge of the wine (Gen. 40:1-13; 41:9). The Hebrew word, mashkeh, thus translated is rendered also (plural) "cup-bearers" (1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4). Nehemiah (1:11) was cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes. ...
  [isbe] BUTLER - but'-ler: An officer in households of kings, or other dignitaries, having charge of wines and other potables. mashqeh, "one who gives drink" (Gen 40:1-23; 41:9), rendered "cupbearer" in 1 Ki 10:5; 2 Ch 9:4; Neh 1:11...
  [nave] BUTLER Pharaoh's, imprisoned and released, Gen. 40; 1 Kin. 10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4; Neh. 1:11; 2:1.
  

• QUESTION

  [isbe] QUESTION - kwes'-chun: The noun for dabhar, "word," in 1 Ki 10:3 parallel 2 Ch 9:2, with "hard question" for chidhah, "dark saying," "riddle," in 1 Ki 10:1 parallel 2 Ch 9:1. In the New Testament for zetema, the synonym zete...
  

• FAME

  [isbe] FAME - fam (shem, shema`; akoe, pheme): "Fame" has the twofold meaning, (1) of report or rumor, (2) of renown or reputation (in the Old Testament it is not always easy to distinguish the two senses). "Fame," shema`, "fame," ...
  

• Cupbearer

  [isbe] CUPBEARER - kup'-bar-er (mashqeh, "one giving drink"; oinochoos): An officer of high rank at ancient oriental courts, whose duty it was to serve the wine at the king's table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intr...
  [nave] CUPBEARER, Gen. 40:1, 11; 1 Kin. 10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4; Neh. 1:11.
  

• Cup-bearer

  [ebd] an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs. The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt is mentioned in connection with Joseph's history (Gen. 40:1-21; 41:9). Rabshakeh (q.v.) was cup-bearer in the...
  

• RIDDLE

  [smith] It is known that all ancient nations, and especially Orientals, were fond of riddles. The riddles which the queen of Sheba came to ask of Solomon, (1 Kings 10:1; 2 Chronicles 9:1) were rather "hard questions" referring ...
  

• Camel

  [ebd] from the Hebrew gamal, "to repay" or "requite," as the camel does the care of its master. There are two distinct species of camels, having, however, the common characteristics of being "ruminants without horns, without muzzl...
  

• ASCENT

  [isbe] ASCENT - a-sent': (1) The rendering in the King James Version twice, the Revised Version (British and American) 14 times correctly, of Hebrew ma`aleh, "ascent," "pass," as a geographical term (the King James Version Nu 34:4;...
  

• DIAL OF AHAZ

  [isbe] DIAL OF AHAZ - di'-al, a'-haz: 1. Hezekiah's Sickness and the Sign 2. The Sign a Real Miracle 3. The "Dial" a Staircase 4. Time of Day of the Miracle 5. Hezekiah's Choice of the Sign 6. Meaning of the Sign 7. The Fifteen "So...
  

• GOLD

  [isbe] GOLD - gold (zahabh; chrusos): 1. Terms: No metal has been more frequently mentioned in Old Testament writings than gold, and none has had more terms applied to it. Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic e...
  

• HARD; HARDINESS; HARDDINESS; HARDLY

  [isbe] HARD; HARDINESS; HARDDINESS; HARDLY - hard, har'-di-nes, hard'-nes, hard'-li (qasheh, pala'; skleros) : The senses in which hard is used may be distinguished as: (1) "Firm," "stiff," opposite to soft: Job 41:24, yatsaq, "to ...
  

• GAMES

  [isbe] GAMES - gamz: I. ISRAELITISH GAMES 1. Children's Games Mimicry 2. Sports 3. Games of Chance and Skill 4. Story-Telling 5. Dancing 6. Proverbs 7. Riddles II. THE GAMES OF GREECE AND ROME 1. Historical Introduction 2. General ...
  

• The Queen of Sheba

  

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