2 Chronicles 9:28

9:28 Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands.

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 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ⁸  Shechem to make Rehoboam ⁹  king.

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ¹⁰  Shechem to make Rehoboam ¹¹  king.

[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.”

[10:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “come [to].”

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “come [to].”

[10:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.