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New King James Version

2 Chronicles 9:2

So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her.

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.
Good News Translation
He answered them all; there was nothing too difficult for him to explain.
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 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 1 Kings 10:1-13">[xr] Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. 2 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her. 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 4 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers and their apparel, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her. 5 Then she said to the king: "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 6 However I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You exceed the fame of which I heard. 7 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 8 Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness." 9 And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there never were any spices such as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 10 Also, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum 1 Kings 10:11, 12)">[fn] wood and precious stones.

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
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 2:19
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
Genesis 9:8
Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying:
Genesis 9:20
And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
Genesis 9:23
But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
Genesis 35:5
And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
Leviticus 26:6
I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land.
Leviticus 26:22
I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate.

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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