1Ki 10:1
10:1 And when the queen of {a} Sheba heard of the fame of
     Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove
     him with hard questions.

     (a) Josephus says that she was Queen of Ethiopia, and that
         Sheba was the name of the chief city of Meroe, which is
         an island of the Nile.

1Ki 10:5
10:5 And the {b} meat of his table, and the sitting of his
     servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their
     apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he
     went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more
     spirit in her.

     (b) That is, the whole order, and trade of his house.

1Ki 10:8
10:8 Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which
     stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy {c}
     wisdom.

     (c) But much more happy are they, who hear the wisdom of
         God revealed in his word.

1Ki 10:9
10:9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which {d} delighted in thee,
     to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved
     Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do {e}
     judgment and justice.

     (d) It is a chief sign of God's favour, when godly and wise
         rulers fit in the throne of justice.
     (e) This is the reason kings are appointed.

1Ki 10:15
10:15 Beside [that he had] of the merchantmen, and of the
      traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of
      Arabia, and of the governors of the {f} country.

      (f) That is, Arabia, which for the great abundance of all
          things was called Happy.

1Ki 10:19
10:19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne [was]
      round behind: and [there were] {g} stays on either side on
      the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the
      stays.

      (g) As the chair bows, or places to lean upon.

1Ki 10:22
10:22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy
      of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of {h}
      Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and
      peacocks.

      (h) By Tharshish is meant Cilicia, which was abundant in
          the variety of precious things.



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