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Literal Standard Version

2 Chronicles 9:3

And the queen of Sheba sees the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he has 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,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the queen of Saba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which 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

1And the queen of Sheba has heard of the fame of Solomon, and comes to Jerusalem to try Solomon with acute sayings, with a very great company, and camels carrying spices and gold in abundance, and precious stone; and she comes to Solomon, and speaks with him all that has been with her heart, 2and Solomon declares all her matters to her, and there has not been hid a thing from Solomon that he has not declared to her. 3And the queen of Sheba sees the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he has built,4and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their clothing, and his stewards, and their clothing, and his burnt-offering that he offered up in the house of YHWH, and there has not been anymore spirit in her. 5And she says to the king, "The word [is] true that I heard in my land concerning your matters and concerning your wisdom, 6and I have given no credence to their words until I have come and my eyes see, and behold, there has not been declared to me the half of the abundance of your wisdom—you have added to the report that I heard. 7O the blessedness of your men, and the blessedness of your servants—these—who are standing before you continually, and hearing your wisdom. 8Let your God YHWH be blessed who has delighted in you to put you on His throne for king for your God YHWH; in the love of your God to Israel, to establish it for all time, He has put you over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness." 9And she gives to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stone; and there has not been any such spice as the queen of Sheba has given to King Solomon. 10And also, servants of Huram, and servants of Solomon, who brought in gold from Ophir, have brought in algum-trees and precious stone.

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 blesses Noah and his sons, and says to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
Genesis 9:3
Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;
Genesis 9:5
And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;
Genesis 9:12
And God says, "This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between Me and you, and every living creature that [is] with you, to continuous generations;
Genesis 9:14
and it has come to pass (in My sending a cloud over the earth) that the bow has been seen in the cloud,
Genesis 9:15
and I have remembered My covenant which is between Me and you, and every living creature among all flesh, and the waters no longer become a flood to destroy all flesh;
Genesis 9:21
and drinks of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovers himself in the midst of the tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, father of Canaan, sees the nakedness of his father, and declares to his two brothers outside.
Genesis 9:25
and says: "Cursed [is] Canaan, || Servant of servants he is to his brothers."
Genesis 9:26
And he says: "Blessed of my God YHWH [is] Shem, || And Canaan is servant to him.

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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