1-Kings - 10:4



4 When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 10:4.

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And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,
Then, when the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Had seen all Solomon's wisdom - By the answers which he gave to her subtle questions.
And the house that he had built - Most probably his own house.

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom,.... Which she perceived by his answers to things relative to all sorts of science, natural, civil, and divine:
and the house that he had built; the singular for the plural, "house for houses"; the house of the Lord, his own house, that for Pharaoh's daughter, and the house of the forest of Lebanon; in all which there appeared not only surprising grandeur and magnificence, but exquisite art and skill; there was a great display of his wisdom in the form and contrivance of them. Josephus (p) says, what exceedingly surprised her, and raised her admiration, was the house of the forest of Lebanon.
(p) Antiqu. l. 8. c. 6. sect. 5.

House - Or, the houses, the temple and the king's house, in both which there were evidences of singular wisdom.

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