2 Chronicles 9:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 1  she came to challenge 2  him 3  with difficult questions. 4  She arrived in Jerusalem 5  with a great display of pomp, 6  bringing with her camels carrying spices, 7  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

2 Chronicles 24:14

24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 32:21

32:21 The Lord sent a messenger 8  and he wiped out all the soldiers, princes, and officers in the army of the king of Assyria. So Sennacherib 9  returned home humiliated. 10  When he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons 11  struck him down with the sword.

1 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”

2 tn Or “test.”

3 tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.

4 tn Or “riddles.”

5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

6 tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew word חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue or to the great wealth she brought with her.

7 tn Or “balsam oil.”

8 tn Or “an angel.”

9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sennacherib) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

10 tn Heb “and he returned with shame of face to his land.”

11 tn Heb “and some from those who went out from him, from his inward parts.”