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1 Kings 10:1

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And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.	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.	And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And when the queen^H4436 of Sheba^H7614 heard^H8085 of the fame^H8088 of Solomon^H8010 concerning the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068, she came^H935 to prove^H5254 him with hard questions^H2420.

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Original Hebrew

וּמַלְכַּת־שְׁבָא שֹׁמַעַת אֶת־שֵׁמַע שְׁלֹמֹה לְשֵׁם יְהוָה וַתָּבֹא לְנַסֹּתֹו בְּחִידֹות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/מַֽלְכַּת	u./mal.kat-	H4436	HC/Ncfsc	and/ (the) queen of
שְׁבָ֗א	she.Va'	H7614	HNp	Sheba
שֹׁמַ֛עַת	sho.Ma.'at	H8085	HVqrfsa	(was) hearing
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
שֵׁ֥מַע	She.ma'	H8088	HNcmsc	(the) report of
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	she.lo.Moh	H8010	HNp	Solomon
לְ/שֵׁ֣ם	le./Shem	H8034	HR/Ncmsc	to/ (the) name of
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
וַ/תָּבֹ֥א	va./ta.Vo'	H935	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ she came
לְ/נַסֹּת֖/וֹ	le./na.so.T/o	H5254	HR/Vpc/Sp3ms	to/ put to (the) test/ him
בְּ/חִידֽוֹת	be./chi.Dot	H2420	HR/Ncfpa	by/ difficult matters

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H2420 — חִידָה (chîydâh, khee-daw'): from חוּד; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim; dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H4436 — מַלְכָּה (malkâh, mal-kaw'): feminine of מֶלֶךְ; a queen; queen.
• H5254 — נָסָה (nâçâh, naw-saw'): a primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt; adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
• H7614 — שְׁבָא (Shᵉbâʼ, sheb-aw'): of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district; Sheba, Sabeans.
• H8010 — שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, shel-o-mo'): from שָׁלוֹם; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor; Solomon.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
• H8088 — שֵׁמַע (shêmaʻ, shay'-mah): from שָׁמַע; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience; bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• And when — 2 Chronicles 9:1-12, Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31
• concerning — Job 28:28, Proverbs 2:3-6, John 17:3, 1 Corinthians 1:20-21
• heard — 1 Kings 4:31, 1 Kings 4:34
• prove him — Judges 14:12-14, Psalms 49:4, Proverbs 1:5-6, Matthew 13:11, Matthew 13:35, Mark 4:34
• Sheba — Genesis 10:7, Genesis 10:28, Genesis 25:3, Job 6:19, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 72:15, Isaiah 60:6, Jeremiah 6:20, Ezekiel 27:22-23, Ezekiel 38:13

Reciprocal references (17): Exodus 18:26, 1 Kings 8:41, 1 Kings 10:3, 1 Chronicles 1:32, 1 Chronicles 5:13, 2 Chronicles 6:32, Psalms 87:4, Proverbs 3:13, Isaiah 60:9, Ezekiel 16:14, Daniel 1:20, Daniel 5:12, Matthew 4:24, Luke 12:27, Acts 8:27, Hebrews 5:11, 2 Peter 3:16

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HONOUR-DISHONOUR, SHEBA, QUEEN OF
• Torrey’s: PRECIOUS STONES
• Nave’s: QUEEN, SHEBA, SOLOMON, WOMEN

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