1 Kings 10:1
Solomon Entertains a Queen
10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 1 she came to challenge 2 him with difficult questions. 3
1 Kings 10:4
10:4 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom,
4 the palace
5 he had built,
1 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.
2 tn Or “test.”
3 tn Or “riddles.”
4 tn Heb “all the wisdom of Solomon.”
5 tn Heb “house.”