2Ch 9:1-12 | Clarke | STEP | The queen of Sheba visits Solomon, and is sumptuously entertained by him, . His great riches, , . He makes targets and shields of beaten gold, and a magnificent ivory throne, and various utensils of gold, . His navigation to Tarshish, and the commodities brought thence, . His magnificence and political connections, . The writers of his life, . He reigns forty years, and is succeeded by his son Rehoboam, , . Verse 1 The queen of Sheba - See all the particulars of this royal visit distinctly marked and explained in the notes on (note). The Targum calls her queen of Zemargad.

‏ 2 Chronicles 9:1-12

Introduction

The queen of Sheba visits Solomon, and is sumptuously entertained by him, 2Chr 9:1-12. His great riches, 2Chr 9:13, 2Chr 9:14. He makes targets and shields of beaten gold, and a magnificent ivory throne, and various utensils of gold, 2Chr 9:15-20. His navigation to Tarshish, and the commodities brought thence, 2Chr 9:21. His magnificence and political connections, 2Chr 9:22-28. The writers of his life, 2Chr 9:29. He reigns forty years, and is succeeded by his son Rehoboam, 2Chr 9:30, 2Chr 9:31.

Verse 1

The queen of Sheba - See all the particulars of this royal visit distinctly marked and explained in the notes on 1Kgs 10:1-10 (note). The Targum calls her queen of Zemargad. Verse 12

Beside that which she had brought unto the king - In 1Kgs 10:13 it is stated that Solomon gave her all she asked, besides that which he gave her of his royal bounty. It is not at all likely that he gave her back the presents which she brought to him, and which he had accepted. She had, no doubt, asked for several things which were peculiar to the land of Judea, and would be curiosities in her own kingdom; and besides these, he gave her other valuable presents.