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 14:17

14:17 So Jeroboam’s wife got up and went back to ⁴  Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

1 Kings 10:2

10:2 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.

1 Kings 1:15

1:15 So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. ⁸  (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

1 Kings 1:28

David Picks Solomon as His Successor

1:28 King David responded, ⁹  “Summon Bathsheba!” ¹⁰  She came and stood before the king. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 14:4

14:4 Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. ¹²  Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age. ¹³ 

1 Kings 21:5

21:5 Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”

1 Kings 2:19

2:19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet ¹⁴  her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, ¹⁵  and she sat at his right hand.

[10:1]  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.

[10:1]  ² tn Or “test.”

[10:1]  ³ tn Or “riddles.”

[14:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “went and entered.”

[10:2]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:2]  ⁸ 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.

[10:2]  ⁹ tn Or “balsam oil.”

[1:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “bedroom.”

[1:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:28]  ¹⁴ sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

[1:28]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

[14:4]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and the wife of Jeroboam did so; she arose and went to Shiloh and entered the house of Ahijah.”

[14:4]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “his eyes were set because of his old age.”

[2:19]  ¹⁹ tn Or “meet.”

[2:19]  ²⁰ tn Heb “he set up a throne for the mother of the king.”