10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 1 she came to challenge 2 him with difficult questions. 3 10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem 4 with a great display of pomp, 5 bringing with her camels carrying spices, 6 a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
60:6 Camel caravans will cover your roads, 9
young camels from Midian and Ephah.
All the merchants of Sheba 10 will come,
bringing gold and incense
and singing praises to the Lord. 11
1 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the
2 tn Or “test.”
3 tn Or “riddles.”
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew term חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or to the great wealth she brought with her.
6 tn Or “balsam oil.”
7 tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 9,000 pounds of gold (cf. NCV, NLT); CEV “five tons”; TEV “4,000 kilogrammes.”
8 tn Heb “there has not come like those spices yet for quantity which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.”
9 tn Heb “an abundance of camels will cover you.”
10 tn Heb “all of them, from Sheba.”
11 tn Heb “and they will announce the praises of the Lord.”