1 Kings 10:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

And the Queene of Sheba hearing ye fame of Salomon (concerning the Name of the Lord) came to proue him with hard questions.

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  • Matt 12:42 : 42 The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for she came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisdome of Solomon: and beholde, a greater then Solomon is here.
  • Luke 11:31 : 31 The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement, with the men of this generation, and shall condemne them: for shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Solomon, and beholde, a greater then Solomon is here.
  • Gen 10:7 : 7 And the sonnes of Cush, Seba and Hauilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: also the sonnes of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
  • Gen 10:28 : 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
  • Ps 72:10 : 10 The Kings of Tarshish & of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.
  • Ps 72:15 : 15 Yea, he shall liue, and vnto him shall they giue of the golde of Sheba: they shall also pray for him continually, and dayly blesse him.
  • Judg 14:12-14 : 12 Then Samson sayd vnto them, I will nowe put forth a riddle vnto you: and if you can declare it me within seuen dayes of the feast, and finde it out, I will giue you thirty sheetes, and thirtie change of garments. 13 But if you cannot declare it mee, then shall yee giue mee thirty sheetes and thirtie change of garments; they answered him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may heare it. 14 And he sayd vnto them, Out of the eater came meate, and out of the strong came sweetenesse: and they could not in three dayes expound the riddle.
  • Isa 60:6 : 6 The multitude of camels shall couer thee: and the dromedaries of Midian and of Ephah: all they of Sheba shall come: they shall bring golde and incense, and shewe foorth the prayses of the Lorde.
  • Jer 6:20 : 20 To what purpose bringest thou mee incense from Sheba, and sweete calamus from a farre countrey? Your burnt offerings are not pleasant, nor your sacrifices sweete vnto me.
  • Ezek 27:22-23 : 22 The marchats of Sheba, and Raamah were thy marchantes: they occupied in thy faires with the chiefe of all spices, and with al precious stones and golde. 23 They of Haram and Canneh and Eden, the marchants of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad were thy marchants.
  • Ezek 38:13 : 13 Sheba and Dedan, and the marchantes of Tarshish with all the lions thereof shall say vnto thee, Art thou come to spoyle the praye? Hast thou gathered thy multitude to take a booty? To cary away siluer and golde, to take away cattell and goods, and to spoyle a great pray?
  • 2 Chr 9:1-9 : 1 And when the Queene of Sheba heard of the fame of Salomon, she came to proue Salomon with hard questions at Ierusalem, with a very great traine, and camels that bare sweete odours and much golde, and precious stones: and when she came to Salomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 2 And Salomon declared her all her questions, and there was nothing hid from Salomon, which he declared not vnto her. 3 Then the Queene of Sheba sawe the wisedome of Salomon, and the house that he had buylt, 4 And the meate of his table, and the sitting of his seruants, and the order of his wayters, and their apparel, and his butlers, and their apparel, & his burnt offrings which he offred in the house of the Lorde, and she was greatly astonied. 5 And she saide to the King, It was a true worde which I heard in mine owne lande of thy sayings, and of thy wisedome: 6 Howbeit I beleeued not their report, vntil I came, and mine eyes had seene it: & beholde, the one halfe of thy great wisedom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 7 Happie are thy men, and happie are these thy seruants, which stande before thee alway, and heare thy wisedome. 8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which loued thee, to set thee on his throne as King, in the steade of the Lorde thy God: because thy God loueth Israel, to establish it for euer, therefore hath he made thee King ouer them, to execute iudgement and iustice. 9 Then she gaue the King sixe score talents of golde, and of sweete odours exceeding much & precious stones: neither was there such sweete odours since, as the Queene of Sheba gaue vnto King Salomon. 10 And the seruants also of Huram, and the seruants of Salomon which brought golde from Ophir, brought Algummim wood and precious stones. 11 And the King made of the Algummim wood staires in the house of the Lorde, and in the Kings house, and harpes and violes for singers: and there was no such seene before in the lande of Iudah. 12 And King Salomon gaue to the Queene of Sheba euery pleasant thing that she asked, besides for that which she had brought vnto the King: so she returned and went to her owne countrey, both she, and her seruants.
  • Ps 49:4 : 4 I will incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.
  • Job 6:19 : 19 They that go to Tema, considered them, and they that goe to Sheba, waited for them.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternall, that they knowe thee to be the onely very God, and whom thou hast sent, Iesus Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:20-21 : 20 Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse? 21 For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he answered, & said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you, to know the secretes of the kingdome of heauen, but to the it is not giue.
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will vtter the thinges which haue beene kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.
  • Mark 4:34 : 34 And without parables spake hee nothing vnto them: but he expounded all thinges to his disciples apart.
  • 1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 For he was wiser then any man: yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about.
  • 1 Kgs 4:34 : 34 And there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.
  • Gen 25:3 : 3 And Iokshan begate Sheba, and Dedan: And the sonnes of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
  • Prov 1:5-6 : 5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels, 6 To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
  • Prov 2:3-6 : 3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding: 4 If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures, 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

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  • 2 Chr 9:1-6
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    1And when the Queene of Sheba heard of the fame of Salomon, she came to proue Salomon with hard questions at Ierusalem, with a very great traine, and camels that bare sweete odours and much golde, and precious stones: and when she came to Salomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

    2And Salomon declared her all her questions, and there was nothing hid from Salomon, which he declared not vnto her.

    3Then the Queene of Sheba sawe the wisedome of Salomon, and the house that he had buylt,

    4And the meate of his table, and the sitting of his seruants, and the order of his wayters, and their apparel, and his butlers, and their apparel, & his burnt offrings which he offred in the house of the Lorde, and she was greatly astonied.

    5And she saide to the King, It was a true worde which I heard in mine owne lande of thy sayings, and of thy wisedome:

    6Howbeit I beleeued not their report, vntil I came, and mine eyes had seene it: & beholde, the one halfe of thy great wisedom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

  • 1 Kgs 10:2-7
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    2And she came to Ierusalem with a verie great traine, and camels that bare sweete odours, and golde exceeding much, and precious stones: and shee came to Salomon, & communed with him of all that was in her heart.

    3And Salomon declared vnto her all her questions: nothing was hid from the King, which he expounded not vnto her.

    4Then the Queene of Sheba sawe all Salomons wisedome, and the house that he had built,

    5And the meate of his table, and the sitting of his seruants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and his drinking vessels, and his burnt offrings, that he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was greatly astonied.

    6And shee sayde vnto the King, It was a true worde that I heard in mine owne lande of thy sayings, and of thy wisedome.

    7Howebeit I beleeued not this report till I came, & had seene it with mine eyes: but lo, ye one halfe was not tolde mee: for thou hast more wisedome & prosperitie, then I haue heard by report.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10-11
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    10And she gaue the King sixe score talents of golde, and of sweete odours exceeding much, and precious stones. There came no more such aboudance of sweete odours, as the Queene of Sheba gaue to King Salomon.

    11The nauie also of Hiram (that caried gold from Ophir) brought likewise great plentie of Almuggim trees from Ophir & precious stones.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13-15
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    13And King Salomo gaue vnto the Queene of Sheba, whatsoeuer she would aske, besides that, which Salomon gaue her of his kingly liberalitie: so she returned and went to her owne countrey, both shee, and her seruantes.

    14Also the weight of golde, that came to Salomon in one yeere, was sixe hundreth three score and six talents of gold,

    15Besides that he had of marchant men and of the marchandises of them that solde spices, and of all the Kinges of Arabia, and of the princes of the countrey.

  • 2 Chr 9:12-14
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    12And King Salomon gaue to the Queene of Sheba euery pleasant thing that she asked, besides for that which she had brought vnto the King: so she returned and went to her owne countrey, both she, and her seruants.

    13Also the weight of golde that came to Salomon in one yeere, was sixe hundreth three score and sixe talents of golde,

    14Besides that which chapmen and marchants brought: and all the Kings of Arabia, and the princes of the countrey brought golde and siluer to Salomon.

  • 2 Chr 9:9-10
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    9Then she gaue the King sixe score talents of golde, and of sweete odours exceeding much & precious stones: neither was there such sweete odours since, as the Queene of Sheba gaue vnto King Salomon.

    10And the seruants also of Huram, and the seruants of Salomon which brought golde from Ophir, brought Algummim wood and precious stones.

  • 1 Kgs 10:22-24
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    22For the King had on the sea the nauie of Tharshish with the nauie of Hiram: once in three yere came the nauie of Tharshish, and brought golde & siluer, yuorie, and apes and peacockes.

    23So King Salomon exceeded all the kings of the earth both in riches and in wisedome.

    24And al the world sought to see Salomon, to heare his wisedome, which God had put in his heart,

  • 2 Chr 9:22-23
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    22So King Salomon excelled all the Kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.

    23And all the Kings of the earth sought the presence of Salomon, to heare his wisedome that God had put in his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 4:34
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    34And there came of all people to heare the wisedome of Salomon, from all Kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisedome.

  • 1 Kgs 9:28
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    28And they came to Ophir and sette from thence foure hundreth and twentie talents of gold, and brought it to King Salomon.

  • 2 Chr 1:13
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    13Then Salomon came from the hie place, that was at Gibeon, to Ierusalem from before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and reigned ouer Israel.

  • Luke 11:31
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    31The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement, with the men of this generation, and shall condemne them: for shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Solomon, and beholde, a greater then Solomon is here.

  • 1 Kgs 9:1
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    1When Salomon had finished the building of the house of ye Lorde, & the kings palace, & all that Salomon desired and minded to do,

  • 2 Chr 1:10
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    10Giue me now wisdome & knowledge, that I may go out and go in before this people: for who can iudge this thy great people?

  • Matt 12:42
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    42The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for she came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisdome of Solomon: and beholde, a greater then Solomon is here.

  • 1 Kgs 1:16-17
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    16And Bath-sheba bowed and made obeisance vnto the King; the King saide, What is thy matter?

    17And shee answered him, My lorde, thou swarest by the Lorde thy God vnto thine handmaide, saying, Assuredly Salomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne.

  • 2 Chr 1:7
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    7The same night did God appeare vnto Salomon, and sayde vnto him, Aske what I shall giue thee.

  • 1 Kgs 3:16
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    16Then came two harlots vnto the King, and stoode before him.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
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    11And the worde of the Lord came to Salomon, saying,

  • Song 1:1
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    1An excellent song which was Salomons.

  • 2 Chr 1:1-2
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    1Then Salomon the sonne of Dauid was confirmed in his kingdome: and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him highly.

    2And Salomon spake vnto all Israel, to the captaines of thousandes, and of hundreths, and to the iudges, and to all the gouernours in all Israel, euen the chiefe fathers.

  • 1 Kgs 2:19
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    19Bath-sheba therefore went vnto King Salomon, to speake vnto him for Adonijah: and the King rose to meete her, and bowed himselfe vnto her, and sate downe on his throne: and he caused a seate to be set for the Kings mother, and she sate at his right hand.

  • 1 Kgs 1:28
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    28Then King Dauid answered, and saide, Call me Bath-sheba; shee came into ye Kings presence, and stoode before the King.

  • Ps 72:10
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    10The Kings of Tarshish & of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.

  • 2 Chr 10:1-2
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    1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Sheche came all Israel to make him king.

    2And when Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat heard it, (which was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Salomon the King) he returned out of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13
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    13And Adonijah the sonne of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Salomon: and she saide, Commest thou peaceably? And hee said, Yea.

  • 1 Kgs 1:22
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    22And lo, while she yet talked with the King, Nathan also the Prophet came in.

  • Song 3:11
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    11Come forth, ye daughters of Zion, and behold the King Salomon with the crowne, wherewith his mother crowned him in ye day of his mariage, and in the day of the gladnes of his heart.