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The Queen of Sheba

1 Kings 10:4

In 11 translations

BSB
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
KJV
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
WEB
When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
ASV
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
LSV
And the queen of Sheba sees all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,
YLT
And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,
DBY
And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
DRC
And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
GNV
Then the Queene of Sheba sawe all Salomons wisedome, and the house that he had built,
JPS
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
LXXE
And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ מַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֔א אֵ֖ת כָּל־חָכְמַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וְהַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶδε βασίλισσα Σαβὰ πᾶσαν τὴν φρόνησιν Σαλωμὼν, καὶ τὸν οἶκον ὃν ᾠκοδόμησε,

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  • Matthew 12:42The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  • 1 Kings 4:29–31And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of…
  • Ecclesiastes 12:9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
  • 1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:3–4When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he…
  • 1 Kings 6:1–7In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, he began to build the house of the…

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