What does 1 Kings 10:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Howbeit 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 exceedeth the fame which I heard."
6. SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA: HIS GREAT RICHES AND SPLENDOUR CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The visit of the Queen (1 Kings 10:1)_ 2. Solomon's enormous wealth (1 Kings 10:14) 3. the targets and shields (1...
1 KINGS 10. VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. By Sheba or Saba a district in S. Arabia is meant. The Sabæ ans were known to the Israelites as exporters of gold (Isaiah 60:6; Psalms 72:15); Ezekiel (Ezekiel...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6....
_thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame_ This is a good idiomatic representation of the Hebrew, which is literally -thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the fame &c." The -goodness" here spoke...
DISCOURSE: 336 THE QUEEN OF SHEBA’S VISIT TO SOLOMON 1 Kings 10:6._ And the said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not...
II. THE RECOGNITION OF SOLOMON'S GLORY (1 Kings 10:1-13) TRANSLATION (1) When the queen of Sheba continued to hear the report of Solomon in relation to the name of the LORD, she came to test him wit...
_HOWBEIT 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 EXCEEDETH THE FAME WHICH I HEARD._ No JFB commentary on th...
SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA 1. Sheba] the Sheba of Genesis 10:28 (in Arabia), not of Genesis 10:7 (in Africa). Arabia seems frequently to have been ruled by queens; more than one is mentioned in t...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 10 THE QUEEN OF SHEBA’S VISIT V1 The Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame and how he gave honour to the *Lord. So she came to test...
(6-9) AND SHE SAID. — These words (repeated almost word for word in 2 Chronicles 9:5) are clearly from some contemporary document. They breathe at once the spirit of Oriental compliment, and a certain...
וְ לֹֽא ־הֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּי לַ † דְּבָרִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר ־בָּ֨אתִי֙ וַ תִּרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינַ֔י וְ הִנֵּ֥ה...
SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY 1 Kings 10:1. "O Luxury! thou curs'd by Heaven's decree! How do thy potions with insidious joy Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy! Kingdoms by thee to sickly greatne...
“THE HALF WAS NOT TOLD ME” 1 Kings 10:1 Sheba, to the Jewish mind, was at the ends of the earth, Matthew 12:42. It probably lay in southern Arabia, fifteen hundred miles from Jerusalem. The queen br...
The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon shows how far his fame was spread abroad. Moreover, reports had coupled Solomon's wisdom and greatness with the name of Jehovah. The Queen of Sheba saw what the g...
(4) And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, (5) And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and...
Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
The king of Tyre also was dependent on the king of Israel; and the queen of Sheba comes from the far south to delight herself in the wisdom of the head of God's people, and to be filled with wonder at...
HOWBEIT I BELIEVED NOT THE WORDS, UNTIL I CAME, AND MINE EYES HAD SEEN IT,.... That is, she did not believe the whole of what was related to her; somewhat of it she credited, and supposed there was so...
_I believed not the words_ Which were told me concerning thee: they seemed incredible, and above the perfection of human nature. _Thy wisdom and prosperity_ Hebrew, ושׂוב, _vatob, and goodness_, may b...
1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisdome of Solomon. 14 Solomons gold. 16 His targets. 18 The throne of Iuorie. 21 His vessels. 24 His presents. 26 His chariots and horse. 28 His tribute. 1...
The Queen of Sheba at Solomon's Court...
THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (vs.1-13) News of Solomon's greatness spread through the nations. It was not however his greatness itself that impressed the Queen of Sheba, but his fame concerning t...
THY WISDOM AND PROSPERITY EXCEEDETH THE FAME: _ Heb._ thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the fame...
1-13 The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, thereby to improve her own. Our Saviour mentions her inquiries after God, by Solomon, as showing the stupidity of those who inquire not aft...
I BELIEVED NOT THE WORDS which the reporters used concerning him; or, _the things_ reported; they seemed incredible, and above the perfection of human nature. PROSPERITY; or, _happiness_; or, _virtue_...
1 Kings 10:7 believe H539 (H8689) words H1697 came H935 (H8804) saw H7200 (H8799) eyes H5869 half H2677 told H5046 (H8717) wisdom H2451 prosperity H2896 exceed H3254 (H8689) fame H8052 heard H8085 (H8...
CONTENTS: Solomon and the queen of Sheba. His revenue and splendor. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, queen of Sheba. CONCLUSION: That fame is true fame which has associated with it the name of the Lord and...
1 Kings 10:1. _Sheba,_ from Saba, the eldest son of Cush. Genesis 10:7. The country extending itself from the Gulf of Persia to the Red sea. The claims of the Abyssinians to the queen of this country,...
_When the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon._ THE QUEEN OF SHEBA In this history, there are various points of view wherein the Queen of Sheba appears as a type and representation of the Ch...
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA AND SOLOMON CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 10:1. QUEEN OF SHEBA—The Arabs and Abyssinians both claim this queen, and surround this historic visit with rival legends (comp...
EXPOSITION THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA.—The last words of the preceding chapter spoke of Solomon's fleet, of its voyages, and the treasures it brought home. The historian now proceeds to tell of...
Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and so she came to Jerusalem with a very great company of people, camels, spices, a lot of gold, and precious stones: and as she came to Solomon, sh...
1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 John 3:2; Isaiah 64:4; John 20:25; Mark 16:11; Zechariah 9:17...
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 1 Kings 10:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS A greater than Solomon is here. In Matthew 11:1 Christ is upbraiding the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done. Under His ban were...