1 Kings 10:4

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,

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Interpretation

The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, thereby to improve her own. Jesus mentions her inquiries after God, by Solomon, as showing the stupidity of those who inquire not after God, by our Lord Jesus Christ.

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This thought runs through 1 Kings 10:1-5.

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Glossary

Sheba Place: (1. ) One of the sons of Cush ( Gen. 10:7 ). (2. ) The name of a country and nation ( Isa. 43:3 ; 45:14 ) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably in north-eastern Africa. The ancient name of Meroe. Modern identification: Sheba.