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1 Kings 10:10
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
she gave: 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 9:14, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 72:15, Matthew 2:11
an hundred: According to Mr. Reynolds, equal to 843,905 10s. 4d. sterling.
spices: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 30:34
and precious: Proverbs 3:13-15, Proverbs 20:15, Revelation 21:11
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:25 - every man 2 Kings 20:13 - precious things 2 Chronicles 9:9 - she gave 2 Chronicles 9:24 - every man 2 Chronicles 32:23 - presents Psalms 68:29 - shall Ecclesiastes 2:8 - silver Song of Solomon 4:14 - the chief Isaiah 39:2 - precious things Jeremiah 6:20 - Sheba Revelation 18:13 - cinnamon
Cross-References
It happened, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shin`ar; and they lived there.
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
And as people migrated from the east they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
As people moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.
When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.
And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they settled there.
And it came about, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.
And it happened as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
but after some of them moved from the east and settled in Babylonia,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold,.... The same sum that Hiram sent him, :- this fulfilled the prophecy, so far as it respected Solomon, Psalms 72:15
and of spices very great store, and precious stones; see 1 Kings 10:2 there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon; that is, into Judea. Josephus reports t, that some say that the balsamic plant, which Judea was afterwards so famous for, was brought by this queen, and a gift of hers to Solomon; and Diodorus Siculus u speaks of it as in Arabia, and not to be found in any other part of the world.
t Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 8. c. 6.) sect. 6. u Bibliotec. l. 2. p. 132.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Strabo relates that the Sabaeans were enormously wealthy, and used gold and silver in a most lavish manner in their furniture, their utensils, and even on the walls, doors, and roofs of their houses. That the gold of Sheba should be given to Solomon was prophesied by the writer of Psalms 72:0 (see the marginal reference). The immense abundance of spices in Arabia, and especially in the Yemen or Sabaean country, is noted by many writers. According to Strabo, the spice-trade of Arabia was in the hands of two nations, the Sabaeans and the Gerrhaeans. The spices in which they dealt seem to have been only in part the produce of Arabia itself; some of the most important kinds, as the cinnamon and the cassia, must have been imported from India, since Arabia does not yield them. The chief precious stones which Arabia now yields are the onyx and the emerald. Anciently she is said to have produced other gems. Pearls, too, were readily procurable in Arabia from the Persian Gulf fishery.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 10:10. A hundred and twenty talents of gold — The worth of these one hundred and twenty talents of gold, according to Mr. Reynolds, is equal to £843,905. 10s. 4 3/4d. of our British sterling. But the spices and precious stones might have been yet of more value. After this verse the 13th should be read, which is here most evidently misplaced; and then the account of the queen of Sheba will be concluded, and that of Solomon's revenue will stand without interruption.
