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

“ And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. ”

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

  Strabo relates that the Sabaeans were enormously wealthy, and used gold and silver in a most lavish manner in their furniture, their utensils, and even on the walls, doors, and roofs of their house...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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 (...

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

  And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to...

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

  And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gav...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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

  (10) And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba ga...

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

  And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold ,.... The same sum that Hiram sent him, 1 Kings 9:14 this fulfilled the prophecy, so far as it respected Solomon, Psalms 72:15 and...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to...

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

  She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold , &c. These magnificent presents show that this queen was exceeding rich: her country, without doubt, abounded in gold at that time, as wel...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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

  The Queen of Sheba at Solomon's Court

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 10:2 ; 1 Kings 9:14 ; Exodus 30:34 ; Genesis 43:11 ; Matthew 2:11 ; Proverbs 20:15 ; Proverbs 3:13-15 ; Psalms 72:10 ; Psalms 72:15 ; Revelation 21:11

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• 1 Kings 10:10 - 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...

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