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1 Kings 10:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 10:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
1 Kings 10:4 — 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.
7Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.
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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 when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, etc.] 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 f219 says, what exceedingly surprised her, and raised her admiration, was the house of the forest of Lebanon.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“House - Or, the houses, the temple and the king's house, in both which there were evidences of singular wisdom. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:5”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Solomon's: Kg1 3:28, Kg1 4:29-31; Ch2 9:3, Ch2 9:4; Ecc 12:9; Mat 12:42 the house: 1Kings 6:1-7:51 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:5”
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