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The Queen of Sheba
Came from the ends of the earth with hard questions to test Solomon's wisdom and confessed the half had not been told her; Jesus cited her as a witness against his generation (Matt 12:42).
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The Queen of Sheba in Scripture
8 verses use this name, in 2 books. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called The Queen of Sheba.
First named1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.Last named2 Chronicles 9:12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
Old Testament2 books · 8 mentions
1 Kings4 mentions
- 1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- 1 Kings 10:4When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
- 1 Kings 10:10Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:13King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
2 Chronicles4 mentions
- 2 Chronicles 9:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
- 2 Chronicles 9:3When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
- 2 Chronicles 9:9Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
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Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in 1 Kings 10 and 2 Chronicles 9. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.
SolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
Ahijah the ShiloniteThe prophet who tore his new garment into twelve pieces to give Jeroboam ten — announcing the kingdom's division — and…2 Chronicles 9:29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
DavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.2 Chronicles 9:31And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
JudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line…2 Chronicles 9:11The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)
NathanThe prophet at David's court who carried the covenant promise of 2 Samuel 7 and later the parable of the ewe lamb — "th…2 Chronicles 9:29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?