2 Chronicles 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.

Ge 10:7,28; Ge 25:3; 1Sa 1:15; 1Ki 4:31; 1Ki 10:1,2-13; 2Ch 1:1,12; 2Ch 9:9; Ps 49:4; Ps 72:10,15; Ps 78:2; Ps 142:2; Pr 1:6; Isa 60:6; Mt 2:11; Mt 12:34; Mt 12:42; Mt 13:11,35; Lu 11:31

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.”