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Good News Translation

2 Chronicles 9:2

He answered them all; there was nothing too difficult for him to explain.

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;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Manasseh;   Sheba;   Solomon;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Sheba;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for Solomon to explain to her.
Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Shlomo which he didn't tell her.
King James Version
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
English Standard Version
And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her.
New Century Version
and Solomon answered all her questions. Nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.
New English Translation
Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.
Amplified Bible
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from him which he did not make clear to her.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her.
World English Bible
Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he didn't tell her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Salomon declared her all her questions, and there was nothing hid from Salomon, which he declared not vnto her.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Solomon declared to her the answer to all her matters; and not a matter was hidden from Solomon which he did not declare to her.
Berean Standard Bible
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.
Contemporary English Version
He answered every question, no matter how difficult it was.
Complete Jewish Bible
and Shlomo answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king that he could not explain to her.
Darby Translation
And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of, and there was not a thing hidden from Solomon that he did not explain to her.
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon answered all the questions. None of her questions was too hard for him to explain.
George Lamsa Translation
And King Solomon told her every secret that was in her heart; and there was nothing hidden from the king which he could not tell her.
Lexham English Bible
And Solomon answered all her questions. Not a word was hidden from Solomon that he did not answer for her.
Literal Translation
And Solomon told her all her matters; and there was nothing hidden from Solomon that he did not declare to her.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge tolde her all hir matters, & Salomon had nothinge in secrete, but he tolde it her.
American Standard Version
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he told her not.
Bible in Basic English
And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which he did not make clear to her.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon soyled her all her questions: and there was not one word hyd from Solomon, which he tolde her not.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not any thing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
King James Version (1611)
And Solomon tolde her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon, which he told her not.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon told her all her words; and there passed not a word from Solomon which he told her not.
English Revised Version
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was not any thing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Salomon expownede to hir alle thingis whiche sche hadde put forth, and no thing was, which he made not opyn to hir.
Update Bible Version
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he did not tell her.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
New King James Version
So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her.
New Living Translation
Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.
New Life Bible
And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from him which he could not make clear to her.
New Revised Standard
Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Solomon answered her all her questions, - and there was nothing hidden from Solomon, which he told her not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon explained to her all that she proposed: and there was not any thing that he did not make clear unto her.
Revised Standard Version
And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from Solomon which he could not explain to her.
Young's Literal Translation
and Solomon declareth to her all her matters, and there hath not been hid a thing from Solomon that he hath not declared to her.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her.

Contextual Overview

1 The queen of Sheba heard of King Solomon's fame, and she traveled to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions. She brought with her a large group of attendants, as well as camels loaded with spices, jewels, and a large amount of gold. When she and Solomon met, she asked him all the questions that she could think of. 2 He answered them all; there was nothing too difficult for him to explain. 3 The queen of Sheba heard Solomon's wisdom and saw the palace he had built. 4 She saw the food that was served at his table, the living quarters for his officials, the organization of his palace staff and the uniforms they wore, the clothing of the servants who waited on him at feasts, and the sacrifices he offered in the Temple. It left her breathless and amazed. 5 She said to the king, "What I heard in my own country about you and your wisdom is true! 6 I did not believe what they told me until I came and saw for myself. I had not heard of even half your wisdom. You are even wiser than people say. 7 How fortunate are those who serve you, who are always in your presence and are privileged to hear your wise sayings! 8 Praise the Lord your God! He has shown how pleased he is with you by making you king, to rule in his name. Because he loves his people Israel and wants to preserve them forever, he has made you their king so that you can maintain law and justice." 9 She presented to King Solomon the gifts she had brought: almost five tons of gold and a very large amount of spices and jewels. There have never been any other spices as fine as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 10 (The sailors of King Hiram and of King Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought juniper wood and jewels.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 18:4, Mark 4:11, Mark 4:34, John 15:15, James 1:5

there: 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 4:29, Colossians 2:3, Hebrews 4:12

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:3 - told her Daniel 5:12 - doubts

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.
Genesis 2:19
So he took some soil from the ground and formed all the animals and all the birds. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and that is how they all got their names.
Genesis 9:4
The one thing you must not eat is meat with blood still in it; I forbid this because the life is in the blood.
Genesis 9:8
God said to Noah and his sons,
Genesis 9:20
Noah, who was a farmer, was the first man to plant a vineyard.
Genesis 9:22
When Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked, he went out and told his two brothers.
Genesis 9:23
Then Shem and Japheth took a robe and held it behind them on their shoulders. They walked backward into the tent and covered their father, keeping their faces turned away so as not to see him naked.
Genesis 35:5
When Jacob and his sons started to leave, great fear fell on the people of the nearby towns, and they did not pursue them.
Leviticus 26:6
"I will give you peace in your land, and you can sleep without being afraid of anyone. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in the land, and there will be no more war there.
Leviticus 26:22
I will send dangerous animals among you, and they will kill your children, destroy your livestock, and leave so few of you that your roads will be deserted.

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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