2 Chronicles 9:1

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2 Chronicles 9:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

And when

1 Kings 10:1

Matthew 12:42

Luke 11:31

Sheba

Genesis 10:7

Genesis 25:3

Fame

2 Chronicles 1:1

1 Kings 4:31

Questions

Camels

Psalm 72:10

Isaiah 60:6

Spices

2 Chronicles 9:9

Matthew 2:11

Communed

1 Samuel 1:15

Psalm 142:2

Matthew 12:34

General references

1 Kings 4:34

Bible References

And when

Now 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.

The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Sheba

The sons of Cush were Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Fame

Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him greatly.

For he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

Questions

I will incline my ear to a proverb;

I will express my riddle on the harp.

I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings of old,

To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their riddles.

Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

Camels

Let the kings of Tarshish and of the

islands bring presents;

The kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

“A multitude of camels will cover you,
The young camels of Midian and Ephah;
All those from Sheba will come;
They will bring gold and frankincense,
And will bear good news of the praises of the Lord.

Spices

Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Communed

But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my trouble before Him.

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

General references

Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.