1 Reis 10

1 Reis 10

1 Kings Commentaries Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission 1 Kings Chart from Charles Swindoll THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL 1 Kings 10:1 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. ESV 1 Kings 10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. NET 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions. LXA 1 Kings 10:1 And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles. CSB 1 Kings 10:1 The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's fame connected with the name of the LORD and came to test him with difficult questions. LXE 1 Kings 10:1 And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles. KJV 1 Kings 10:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. GWN 1 Kings 10:1 The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's reputation. (He owed his reputation to the name of the LORD.) So she came to test him with riddles. NAB 1 Kings 10:1 The queen of Sheba, having heard of Solomon's fame, came to test him with subtle questions. NIV 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relation to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. NLT 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. YLT 1 Kings 10:1 And the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, and cometh to try him with enigmas, NAS 1 Kings 10:1 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. CJB 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sh'va heard what was being said about Shlomo because of the name of ADONAI, she came to test him with difficult questions. NJB 1 Kings 10:1 The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame and came to test him with difficult questions. NKJ 1 Kings 10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. NRS 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon (fame due to the name of the LORD), she came to test him with hard questions. RSV 1 Kings 10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. And when: 2Ch 9:1-12 Mt 12:42 Lu 11:31 Sheba: Ge 10:7,28 25:3 Job 6:19 Ps 72:10,15 Isa 60:6 Jer 6:20 Eze 27:22,23 38:13 heard: 1Ki 4:31,34 concerning: Job 28:28 Pr 2:3-6 Joh 17:3 1Co 1:20,21 test him: Jdg 14:12-14 Ps 49:4 Pr 1:5,6 Mt 13:11,35 Mk 4:34 Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 9:1+ Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was on her heart. Matthew 12:42+ “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. Luke 11:31+ “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. Jeremiah 29:13 ‘You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Deuteronomy 28:1; 10+ “Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. (28:10) “So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will be afraid of you. Possible Location of Kingdom of Sheba Paul House: If any doubts about Solomon’s greatness remain after chap. 9, surely 1 Kgs 10:1–29 removes them. So far the text has presented the monarch’s exploits from an Israelite’s point of view. In 10:1–13, however, an outsider’s opinion is included. The queen of Sheba travels some 1,500 miles to examine his wisdom. Perhaps she also wanted to explore future trading ventures as well (cf. 1 Kgs 10:11–12), but her primary purpose was to verify Solomon’s reputation for wisdom and devotion to Yahweh (v. 1). She is not disappointed. Solomon exceeds her expectations. The author follows up this story with more data intended to convince readers of Solomon’s political, financial, and military splendor (1 Kgs 10:14–29). (See 1, 2 Kings - Page 160) Dale Ralph Davis: All of chapter 10 can be divided into two major sections, verses 1–13, where the Queen of Sheba says, ‘This is unreal!,’ and verses 14–29, where the narrator exclaims, ‘And get a load of this!’ Does that sound like too much hype? Then let me simply point out that within each of these two primary divisions the writer places a testimony section: verses 6–9 contain the testimony of the Queen of Sheba and verses 23–25 the testimony of the narrator himself. These testimonies are important for communicating the writer’s intended perspective. . .we can say that 1 Kings 10 speaks a word of testimony, namely, that the prosperity of the people of God is always a gift of Yahweh’s goodness, which (I would think) demands of us both gratitude (lest we idolize the gifts in place of God) and joy (lest we despise God’s gifts as though they were sinful). (1 Kings: The Wisdom and the Folly) August Konkel: But the greatness of Solomon’s kingdom is not a tribute to Solomon and his military exploits. Unlike Assyrian annals, the memory of Solomon is not to immortalize a great king. The narrative will go on to make Solomon responsible for the failure of his kingdom. The greatness of Solomon is integrated with his building of the temple, particularly by the repeated reference to Hiram. Hiram was involved in providing materials, a skilled labor force, and a trade alliance that gives the empire international status. The temple is confirmation that God has fulfilled his promise to David in establishing his throne. The objective of the account is to show the kingdom established by God is not inferior to the greatest empires of its time. (1 and 2 Kings - Page 203) Now when the queen of Sheba - The identity of Sheba is not absolutely certain, and we do not even know her name, just her title. The primary candidates are Ethiopia in east Africa and "Saba" in south Arabia which is modern Yemen. MacArthur feels that "Sheba was located in southwestern Arabia, about 1,200 mi. from Jerusalem. The primary motive for the queen’s visit was to verify Solomon’s reputation for wisdom and devotion to the Lord." Don Anderson: The scene in this study is like having some prestigious foreign dignitary come to Washington D.C. to take council with the presiden There are three things that characterize this woman: 1) She is beautiful according to historical records (THE SCRIPTURE HOWEVER IS SILENT). 2) She is very wealthy, and very successful. 3) She has a kingdom of similar magnificence although it is not as great as Solomon. Heard about the fame (shema; Lxx - onoma = name) of Solomon concerning the name (shem; Lxx - onoma = name) of the LORD (Jehovah - Yahweh) - " Keep in mind in the ancient world communication was not easy and yet the queen who is at least 1200 miles (or more) away from Jerusalem hears about the king named Solomon, probably through the Arab traders. This is a wonderful report not only of Solomon's fame associated with the Name of the LORD. One has to wonder if she also heard about his incredibly large harem! Our fame and God’s Name must go together. -- Warren Wiersbe