1 Kings 10:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. ”

1 Kings 10:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Doubt has arisen whether the “queen of Sheba” was an Ethiopian or an Arabian princess. Both countries profess to have traditions on the subject connecting the queen of Sheba with their history; and...
1 Kings 10:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when the queen of (a) Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. (a) Josephus says that she was Queen of Ethiopia, and that Sh...
1 Kings 10:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 (...
1 Kings 10:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

queen of Sheba. Compare 2 Chronicles 9:1 . Sheba ,. grandson of Cush, settled in Ethiopia ( Genesis 10:7 ): i.e. Nubia and North Abyssinia, where female sovereigns were not unusual. Compare Act...
1 Kings 10:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. When the queen of Sheba heard - As our Lord calls her queen of the...
1 Kings 10:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And when the queen of Sheba heard, &c.— The queen of Sheba having heard the fame of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, came, &c. Houbigant. Concerning the custom of putting forth enigmas...
1 Kings 10:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. The queen of Sheba. As to where her country was, some thin...
1 Kings 10:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 mention...
1 Kings 10:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The queen of Sheba. — The name “Sheba” must be distinguished from Seba , or Saba (which begins with a different Hebrew letter), ( a ) The name Seba denotes a Cushite race ( Genesis 10:7 ), conne...
1 Kings 10:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY 1 Kings 10:1-20 . "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...
1 Kings 10:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Half Was not Told Me” 1 Kings 10:1-13 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. Th...
1 Kings 10:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
1 Kings 10:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS An interesting relation is given, in the opening of this chapter, of a visit made to Solomon by the Queen of Sheba, drawn by the report of his great wisdom. Solomon's riches are again notic...
1 Kings 10:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A SEEKER AFTER WISDOM ‘And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.’ 1 Kings 10:1 The world and the Ch...
1 Kings 10:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon ,.... Josephus u calls her a queen of Egypt and Ethiopia; but Sheba was in the southern part of Arabia Felix; her name with the Ethiopians is...
1 Kings 10:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. Ver. 1. And when the queen of Sheba. ] Nicaula, Josephus a ca...
1 Kings 10:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The queen of Sheba Probably of that part of Arabia called Sabæa, which bordered upon the Red sea, Hence our Lord terms her the queen of the south , and says she came from the uttermost parts of...
1 Kings 10:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 concerni...
1 Kings 10:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Visit of the Queen of Sheba. B. C. 990. 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame...
1 Kings 10:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 KINGS CHAPTER 10 The queen of Sheba cometh to Jerusalem; admireth Solomon's wisdom and glory; giveth God thanks, and Solomon presents, 1 Kings 10:1-10 . His riches, 1 Kings 10:11-15 ; targe...
1 Kings 10:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 legen...
1 Kings 10:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 cou...
1 Kings 10:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
1 Kings 10:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 p...
1 Kings 10:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And when the queen of Sheba, a country in Arabia Felix, on the Red Sea, heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, because the Lord was glorified in him, she came to prove him w...
1 Kings 10:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:20 ; 1 Corinthians 1:21 ; 1 Kings 4:31 ; 1 Kings 4:34 ; 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 ; Ezekiel 27:22 ; Ezekiel 27:23 ; Ezekiel 38:13 ; Genesis 10:28 ; Genesis 10:7 ; Genesis 25:3 ;...
1 Kings 10:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Queen of the South 1 Kings 10:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS A greater than Solomon is here. In Matthew 11:1-30 Christ is upbraiding the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done. Under...
1 Kings 10:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sheba — Of that part of Arabia, called Shabaea, which was at great distance from Jerusalem, bordering upon the Southern Sea; for there, much more than in Ethiopia, were the commodities which she br...

1 Kings 10:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 10:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 10:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 10:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 10:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 10:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 10:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 10:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 10:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Kings 10:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes