2 Chronicles 9:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

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.

2 Chronicles 14:11

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 

[9:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”

[9:1]  ² tn Or “test.”

[9:1]  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.

[9:1]  ⁴ tn Or “riddles.”

[9:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:1]  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.

[9:1]  ⁷ tn Or “balsam oil.”

[14:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “called out.”

[14:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “there is not with you to help between many with regard to [the one] without strength.”

[14:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and in your name we have come against this multitude.”

[14:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “let not man retain [strength] with you.”