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2 Chronicles 9:3

Queen of ShebaSolomonSheba
Wisdom

1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.

2 And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.

When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

4 the 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.

5 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
KJV
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
WEB
When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
ASV
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
DARBY
And when the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
BLB
And the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
ÅB
Da dronningen av Saba så Salomos visdom og så det hus han hadde bygget,
OTB
Da dronningen av Saba så Salomos visdom, huset han hadde bygd,
B1930
Da dronningen av Saba så Salomos visdom og så det hus han hadde bygget,

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 3:1–4

    Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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  • 1 Kings 6:1–7

    In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, he began to build the house of the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 10:3

    And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.

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  • Acts 11:23

    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

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