2 Chronicles 9:29

Solomon’s Reign Ends

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.

2 Chronicles 9:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

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.

2 Chronicles 11:1

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.

[9:29]  ¹ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

[9:1]  ² tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”

[9:1]  ³ tn Or “test.”

[9:1]  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.

[9:1]  ⁵ tn Or “riddles.”

[9:1]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:1]  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.

[9:1]  ⁸ tn Or “balsam oil.”

[11:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “he summoned the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men, accomplished in war.”