Matthew 12:42

The queen of the South ¹  will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, ²  something greater than Solomon is here!

1Ki 3:9,12,28; 1Ki 4:29,34; 1Ki 5:12; 1Ki 10:1-13; 1Ki 10:4,7,24; 2Ch 9:1-12; Isa 7:14; Isa 9:6,7; Mt 3:17; Mt 17:5; Lu 11:31,32; Joh 1:14,18; Ac 8:27,28; Php 2:6,7; Heb 1:2-4

¹ sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.

² tn Grk “behold.”