1 Kings 10:6

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. ²She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan, with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind. ³And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain. ⁴When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, ⁵the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away. ⁶She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.⁷But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard. ⁸How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! ⁹Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness." ¹⁰Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

report: Heb. word, 2 Chronicles 9:5, 2 Chronicles 9:6, *marg.

acts: or, sayings

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:6 - Surely 1 Kings 4:31 - his fame

Cross-References

Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside.

Genesis 10:8
And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth.

Genesis 10:16
the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

1 Chronicles 4:40
There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.

Psalms 78:51
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

Psalms 105:23
Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

Psalms 105:27
They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalms 106:22
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

Isaiah 11:11
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Jeremiah 46:9
Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth-Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And she said to the king,.... When she was a little come to herself:

it was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom; which she was ready to call in question when she first heard it; at least she thought it was greatly exaggerated, but now she found it was strictly true.