9:29 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded 1 in the Annals of Nathan the Prophet, the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and the Vision of Iddo the Seer pertaining to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 2 she came to challenge 3 him 4 with difficult questions. 5 She arrived in Jerusalem 6 with a great display of pomp, 7 bringing with her camels carrying spices, 8 a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
11:1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin 9 to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
1 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, the former and the latter, are they not written?”
2 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”
3 tn Or “test.”
4 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.
5 tn Or “riddles.”
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7 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.
8 tn Or “balsam oil.”
9 tn Heb “he summoned the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men, accomplished in war.”