2 Chronicles 9:3

And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
queen	מַֽלְכַּת mal.kat-	H4436	a queen · noun, feminine singular construct
Sheba	שְׁבָ֔א she.Va'	H7614	Sheba · proper noun, a place name
seen	וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ va.Te.re'	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
wisdom	חָכְמַ֣ת cha.khe.Mat	H2451	wisdom (in a good sense) · noun, common feminine singular construct
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
house	וְהַבַּ֖יִת ve.ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
built	בָּנָֽה ba.Nah	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 3:1-4 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place…
1 Kings 6:1-7 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth ye…
1 Kings 10:3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
Acts 11:23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lor…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 9:1-12

This passage of story had been largely considered in the Kings; yet, because our Saviour has proposed it as an example to us in our enquiries after him (Mat 12:42), we must not pass it over without observing briefly, 1. Those who honour God he will honour, Sa1 2:30. Solomon had greatly honoured God, in building, beautifying, and dedicating the temple; all his wisdom and all his wealth were employed for the making of that a consummate piece: and now God made his wisdom and wealth to redound greatly to his reputation. The way to have both the credit and comfort of all our endowments and all our enjoyments is to consecrate them to God and use them for him. 2. Those who know the worth of true wi…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 9:1

The queen of Sheba - See all the particulars of this royal visit distinctly marked and explained in the notes on Kg1 10:1-10 (note). The Targum calls her queen of Zemargad.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 9:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 9:3-4

The queen observed the unusual grandeur of Solomon’s court, which demonstrated both his wealth and his wisdom.

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 9:2

and nothing was hidden Since she saw that he told her everything, and nothing that she asked him was hidden, she admitted that the report she had heard was true. In the Targum (Sheni) of Megillath Esther (1:2), some of the riddles that she asked him are written.

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Dictionary and topics

Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Sheba · 7. Queen of, visits — 7. Queen of, visits

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).