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Brenton's Septuagint

2 Chronicles 9:3

And the queen of Saba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Sheba;   Solomon;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sabeans;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hear, Hearing;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Queen (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Queen;   Sheba ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Sheba;   Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Queen;   Queen of Sheba;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the queen of Sheba observed Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built,
Hebrew Names Version
When the queen of Sheva had seen the wisdom of Shlomo, and the house that he had built,
King James Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
English Standard Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
New Century Version
The queen of Sheba saw that Solomon was very wise. She saw the palace he had built,
New English Translation
When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon's extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,
Amplified Bible
So when the queen of Sheba saw the [depth of] Solomon's wisdom, and the house which he had built,
New American Standard Bible
When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house which he had built,
World English Bible
When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Queene of Sheba sawe the wisedome of Salomon, and the house that he had buylt,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the house which he had built,
Berean Standard Bible
When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
Contemporary English Version
The Queen was amazed at Solomon's wisdom. She was breathless when she saw his palace, the food on his table, his officials, all his servants in their uniforms, and the sacrifices he offered at the Lord 's temple.
Complete Jewish Bible
After the queen of Sh'va had seen Shlomo's wisdom, the palace he had built,
Darby Translation
And when the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
Easy-to-Read Version
The queen of Sheba saw that Solomon was very wise. She also saw the beautiful palace he had built.
George Lamsa Translation
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon and the house that he had built
Good News Translation
The queen of Sheba heard Solomon's wisdom and saw the palace he had built.
Lexham English Bible
When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built,
Literal Translation
And the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan the Quene of riche Arabia sawe the wy?dome of Salomon, and ye house that he had buylded,
American Standard Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
Bible in Basic English
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the queene of Saba had seene the wisdome of Solomon, and the house that he had buylt,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
King James Version (1611)
And when the Queene of Sheba had seene the wisedome of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
English Revised Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And aftir that sche siy these thingis, that is, the wisdom of Salomon, and the hows which he hadde bildid,
Update Bible Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
Webster's Bible Translation
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
New King James Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
New Living Translation
When the queen of Sheba realized how wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built,
New Life Bible
Then the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built.
New Revised Standard
When the queen of Sheba had observed the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when she had seen these things, to wit, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
Revised Standard Version
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
Young's Literal Translation
And the queen of Sheba seeth the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he hath built,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house which he had built,

Contextual Overview

1 And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem with a very large force, to prove Solomon with hard questions, and she had camels bearing spices in abundance, and gold, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and told him all that was in her mind. 2 And Solomon told her all her words; and there passed not a word from Solomon which he told her not. 3 And the queen of Saba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built, 4 and the meat of the tables, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their raiment; and his cupbearers, and their apparel; and the whole-burnt-offerings which he offered up in the house of the Lord; then she was in ecstasy. 5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my land concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom. 6 Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of thy wisdom was not told me: thou hast exceeded the report which I heard. 7 Blessed are thy men, blessed are these thy servants, who stand before thee continually, and hear thy wisdom. 8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, who took pleasure in thee, to set thee upon his throne for a king, to the Lord thy God: forasmuch as the Lord thy God loved Israel to establish them for ever, therefore he has set thee over them for a king to execute judgment and justice. 9 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: and there were not any where else such spices as those which the queen of Saba gave king Solomon. 10 And the servants of Solomon and the servants of Chiram brought gold to Solomon out of Suphir, and pine timber, and precious stones.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

seen the wisdom: 1 Kings 10:3, Acts 11:23

the house: 2 Chronicles 3:1 - 2 Chronicles 4:22, 1 Kings 6:1 - 1 Kings 7:51

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:4 - Solomon's

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noe and his sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and have dominion over it.
Genesis 9:3
And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs.
Genesis 9:5
For your blood of your lives will I require at the hand of all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of his brother man.
Genesis 9:12
And the Lord God said to Noe, This is the sign of the covenant which I set between me and you, and between every living creature which is with you for perpetual generations.
Genesis 9:14
And it shall be when I gather clouds upon the earth, that my bow shall be seen in the cloud.
Genesis 9:15
And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and between every living soul in all flesh, and there shall no longer be water for a deluge, so as to blot out all flesh.
Genesis 9:21
And he drank of the wine, and was drunk, and was naked in his house.
Genesis 9:22
And Cham the father of Chanaan saw the nakedness of his father, and he went out and told his two brothers without.
Genesis 9:25
And he said, Cursed be the servant Chanaan, a slave shall he be to his brethren.
Genesis 9:26
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shall be his bond-servant.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing.

2 Chronicles 9:11

Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, “stairs” (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note).

2 Chronicles 9:12

Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13.

The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing.

2 Chronicles 9:11

Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, “stairs” (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note).

2 Chronicles 9:12

Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13.


 
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