And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,
And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile