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2 Chronicles 9:12

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King 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

KJV

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 9

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Beside that which she had brought unto the king - In 1Ki 10:13 it is stated that Solomon gave her all she asked, besides that which he gave her of his royal bounty. It is not at all likely that he gave her back the presents which she brought to him, and which he had accepted. She had, no doubt, asked for several things which were peculiar to the land of Judea, and would be curiosities in her own kingdom; and besides these, he gave her other valuable presents.

This site's exposition

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired

Solomon answers her gift with his own, beyond what she brought, and she returns to her own land. Clarke notes the verse does not mean Solomon returned her presents but added royal bounty on top, gifts fit for curiosities she could carry home.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

So that, all things considered, the promise was fulfilled, that God would give him riches, and wealth, and honour, such as no kings have had, or shall have, ch. i.

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְand the king

    vehamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • שְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

  • נָתַ֣ןhe gave

    natanH5414 →2011 times

  • לְמַֽלְכַּת־to [the] queen of

    lemalkat-H4436 →35 times

  • שְׁבָ֗אSheba

    sheva'H7614 →23 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • חֶפְצָהּ֙desire her

    cheftzahH2656 →

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • שָׁאָ֔לָהshe asked

    shaalahH7592 →171 times

  • מִלְּבַ֖ד<from> <to> besides

    milevadH905 →200 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־[that] which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • הֵבִ֣יאָהshe had brought

    heviahH935 →2568 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • וַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְand she turned

    vatahafokhH2015 →

  • וַתֵּ֥לֶךְand she went

    vatelekhH1980 →1546 times

  • לְאַרְצָ֖הּto own land her

    leartzahH776 →2504 times

  • הִ֥יאshe

    hi'H1931 →1879 times

  • וַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ פand servants her

    vaavadeihaH5650 →799 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

3 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ephesians 3:20

    Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 9:8

      And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

    • Romans 4:21

      being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.

    • Jeremiah 32:27

      “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?

    • Jude 1:24

      Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

    • 1 Corinthians 2:9

      Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

  • Through

    Psalms 20:4

    May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 37:4

      Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 145:19

      He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

    • Matthew 21:22

      If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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