1 Kings 10:9

“Blessed be the Lord thy God, etc.] Of whom she might have better notions than when she came out of her own country: which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel; loved him with a love of complacency and delight, was Jedidiah, as he called him, beloved of the Lord, and therefore he chose him and preferred him to be king before his elder brother: because the Lord loved Israel for ever; to establish them as a kingdom for ever as they were, so long as obedient to him; (see <140908>2 Chronicles 9:8), therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice; not merely for the sake of honour and glory, much less to indulge to pleasure and luxury, and still less to oppression and…”

“Blessed be the Lord thy God--(See on Kg1 5:7). It is quite possible, as Jewish writers say, that this queen was converted, through Solomon's influence, to the worship of the true God. But there is no record of her making any gift or offering in the temple.”

“Blessed be the Lord thy God - This acknowledgment of Yahweh falls below the confessions of Hiram 2 Chronicles 2:12 and Cyrus Ezra 1:3. It does not imply more than an admission of His power as a local deity; namely, that He is the God of the Jews and of their country. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Blessed: Kg1 5:7; Psa 72:17-19 delighteth: Psa 18:19, Psa 22:8; Isa 42:1, Isa 62:4 because the: Deu 7:8; Ch1 17:22; Ch2 2:11 to do: Sa2 8:15, Sa2 23:3; Psa 72:2; Pro 8:15, Pro 8:16; Isa 9:7, Isa 11:4, Isa 11:5, Isa 32:1, Isa 32:2; Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6; Rom 13:3, Rom 13:4 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:10”