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Verse 1 Kings 10:8. _HAPPY_ ARE _THY MEN_] All these are very natural
expressions from a person in her state of mind....
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6. SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA: HIS GREAT RICHES AND SPLENDOUR
CHAPTER 10
_ 1. The visit of the Queen (1 Kings 10:1)_
2. Solomon's enormous wealth (1 Kings 10:14)
3. the targets and shields ...
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1 KINGS 10. VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. By Sheba or Saba a district
in S. Arabia is meant. The Sabæ ans were known to the Israelites as
exporters of gold (Isaiah 60:6; Psalms 72:15); Ezekiel (Ezekiel...
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_Happy are thy men_ The LXX. reads here μακάριαι αἱ
γυναῖκές σου, having read נשׁיך -thy wives" instead
of אנשׁיך -thy men." The Syriac and Arabic versions have the
same variation....
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II. THE RECOGNITION OF SOLOMON'S GLORY
(1 Kings 10:1-13)
TRANSLATION
(1) When the queen of Sheba continued to hear the report of Solomon in
relation to the name of the LORD, she came to test him wit...
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_HOWBEIT I BELIEVED NOT THE WORDS, UNTIL I CAME, AND MINE EYES HAD
SEEN IT: AND, BEHOLD, THE HALF WAS NOT TOLD ME: THY WISDOM AND
PROSPERITY EXCEEDETH THE FAME WHICH I HEARD._
No JFB commentary on th...
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SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
1. Sheba] the Sheba of Genesis 10:28 (in Arabia), not of Genesis 10:7
(in Africa). Arabia seems frequently to have been ruled by queens;
more than one is mentioned in th...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 10
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA’S VISIT
V1 The Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame and how he gave
honour to the *Lord. So she came to test...
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(6-9) AND SHE SAID. — These words (repeated almost word for word in
2 Chronicles 9:5) are clearly from some contemporary document. They
breathe at once the spirit of Oriental compliment, and a certain...
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אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י
עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָֽ...
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SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY
1 Kings 10:1.
"O Luxury! thou curs'd by Heaven's decree!
How do thy potions with insidious joy
Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy!
Kingdoms by thee to sickly greatne...
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“THE HALF WAS NOT TOLD ME”
1 Kings 10:1
Sheba, to the Jewish mind, was at the ends of the earth, Matthew
12:42. It probably lay in southern Arabia, fifteen hundred miles from
Jerusalem. The queen bro...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon shows how far his fame was
spread abroad. Moreover, reports had coupled Solomon's wisdom and
greatness with the name of Jehovah. The Queen of Sheba saw what the
g...
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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...
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(4) And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the
house that he had built, (5) And the meat of his table, and the
sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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_THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE WISE_
‘Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand
continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.’
1 Kings 10:8
The Queen of Sheba was more than an admir...
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The king of Tyre also was dependent on the king of Israel; and the
queen of Sheba comes from the far south to delight herself in the
wisdom of the head of God's people, and to be filled with wonder at...
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HAPPY ARE THY MEN,.... The men of Israel, that had a king over them so
wise, so great, so good:
HAPPY ARE THESE THY SERVANTS, WHICH STAND CONTINUALLY BEFORE THEE, AND
HEAR THY WISDOM; who were now pr...
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Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand
continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
Ver. 8. _Happy are thy men._] How happy then are those heavenly
courtiers that co...
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_I believed not the words_ Which were told me concerning thee: they
seemed incredible, and above the perfection of human nature. _Thy
wisdom and prosperity_ Hebrew, ושׂוב, _vatob, and goodness_, may
b...
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1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisdome of Solomon.
14 Solomons gold.
16 His targets.
18 The throne of Iuorie.
21 His vessels.
24 His presents.
26 His chariots and horse.
28 His tribute.
1 A...
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THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
(vs.1-13)
News of Solomon's greatness spread through the nations. It was not
however his greatness itself that impressed the Queen of Sheba, but
his fame concerning t...
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1-13 The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, thereby
to improve her own. Our Saviour mentions her inquiries after God, by
Solomon, as showing the stupidity of those who inquire not aft...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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1 Kings 10:8 Happy H835 men H582 happy H835 servants H5650 stand H5975
(H8802) continually H8548 before H6440 hear...
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“ Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand
continually before you, and who hear your wisdom.”
She declared that his wisdom was such that all who served him should
count themselves...
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CONTENTS: Solomon and the queen of Sheba. His revenue and splendor.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, queen of Sheba.
CONCLUSION: That fame is true fame which has associated with it the
name of the Lord and...
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1 Kings 10:1. _Sheba,_ from Saba, the eldest son of Cush. Genesis
10:7. The country extending itself from the Gulf of Persia to the Red
sea. The claims of the Abyssinians to the queen of this country,...
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_And when the Queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom._
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH VERSUS THE MEN OF THIS GENERATION
1. When the Queen of Sheba came to Jerusalem she did not come to find
fault, she...
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_When the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon._
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
In this history, there are various points of view wherein the Queen of
Sheba appears as a type and representation of the Ch...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 10:8 HAPPY ARE YOUR MEN! HAPPY ARE YOUR
SERVANTS. Chapter 1 Kings 10:1 as a whole focuses on the benefit that
wisdom brings to the royal court, and pa
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THE QUEEN OF SHEBA AND SOLOMON
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 10:1. QUEEN OF SHEBA—The Arabs and Abyssinians both claim
this queen, and surround this historic visit with rival legends (comp...
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EXPOSITION
THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA.—The last words of the preceding
chapter spoke of Solomon's fleet, of its voyages, and the treasures it
brought home. The historian now proceeds to tell of o...
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Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and so she came to
Jerusalem with a very great company of people, camels, spices, a lot
of gold, and precious stones: and as she came to Solomon, sh...
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2 Chronicles 9:7; 2 Chronicles 9:8; Luke 10:39; Luke 11:28; Luke 11:
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THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
1 Kings 10:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
A greater than Solomon is here. In Matthew 11:1 Christ is upbraiding
the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done. Under His ban
were...
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Happy, &c. — With much more reason may we say this of Christ's
servants: Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be
always praising thee....