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2 Chronicles 9:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 9:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when the queen of Sheba had seen 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 the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
2 Chronicles 9:3 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 9

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, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
2And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he told her not.
3And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
4and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their apparel, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Jehovah; there was no more spirit in her.
5And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
6Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, “stairs” (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note). 2 Chronicles 9:12 Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13. The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Terraces - Rather, as in the margin,…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“9:3-4 The queen observed the unusual grandeur of Solomon’s court, which demonstrated both his wealth and his wisdom.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“seen the wisdom: Kg1 10:3; Act 11:23 the house: 2Chr. 3:1-4:22; 1Kings 6:1-7:51 2 Chronicles 9:4”
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