9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 1 she came to challenge 2 him 3 with difficult questions. 4 She arrived in Jerusalem 5 with a great display of pomp, 6 bringing with her camels carrying spices, 7 a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
14:11 Asa prayed 8 to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. 9 Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. 10 O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!” 11
1 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”
2 tn Or “test.”
3 tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.
4 tn Or “riddles.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew word חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue or to the great wealth she brought with her.
7 tn Or “balsam oil.”
8 tn Heb “called out.”
9 tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”
10 tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”
11 tn Heb “let not man retain [strength] with you.”