CONTENTS
An interesting relation is given, in the opening of this chapter, of a
visit made to Solomon by the Queen of Sheba, drawn by the report of
his great wisdom. Solomon's riches are again noticed in this chapter.
1 Kings 10:1
(1) В¶ And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
co... [ Continue Reading ]
(2) And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels
that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when
she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her
heart.
The state in which she came, if we consider the subject in a religious
point of view, be... [ Continue Reading ]
(3) And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid
from the king, which he told her not.
How fully and satisfactorily doth the Lord Jesus tell the poor sinner
all that is in his heart, when he manifesteth himself to him otherwise
than he doeth to the world. Everyone that hath be... [ Continue Reading ]
(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
their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up
unto the house of the LORD; t... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and
of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more
such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to
king Solomon. (11) And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from
Ophir, brought in from Op... [ Continue Reading ]
(14) В¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was
six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, (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 country.
(16) And king Solomon made... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS
READER! added to the view we have taken in this chapter of Solomon's
wisdom and greatness, as a shadow of him in whom are hid all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge; are we not led by what we have read
to behold in this Queen of the south, thus coming to Solomon, a
picture of the whol... [ Continue Reading ]