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1 Kings 10:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 10:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king which he told her not.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king which he told her not.
1 Kings 10:3 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, she came to prove him with hard questions.
2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
3And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king which he told her not.
4And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
5and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Jehovah; there was no more spirit in her.
6And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Solomon told her all her questions, etc.] Answered them, told her the meaning of everything she inquired about, expounded her riddles, solved her objections, and gave her satisfaction in all things she proposed unto him: there was not anything hid from the king, which he told her not; there was not anything, though ever so abstruse and difficult, but what he understood, and gave her a clear and plain solution of.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“10:3-5 The queen was satisfied with Solomon’s wisdom. He answered all of her questions well, and she was overwhelmed by the applied wisdom in his building activities, well-organized administration and staff, and commitment to his God. Jesus commended the queen’s search for truth while condemning the Pharisees and teachers of religious law who failed to recognize him—the one who was greater than Solomon (Matt 12:42).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“told her: Ch2 9:2; Pro 1:5, Pro 1:6, Pro 13:20; Isa 42:16; Mat 13:11; Joh 7:17; Co1 1:30; Col 2:3 questions: Heb. words hid from the king: Kg1 10:1, Kg1 3:12; Sa2 14:17, Sa2 14:20; Dan 2:20-23; Heb 4:12, Heb 4:13 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:4”
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