2 Chronicles 9:9

2 Chronicles 9:10 →

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

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Interpretation

This history has been considered, 1Ki 10; yet because Jesus has proposed it as an example in seeking after him, Mt 12:42, we must not pass it over without observing, that those who know the worth of true wisdom will grudge no pains or cost to obtain it.

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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 9:8-12.

2 Chronicles 9:8 2 Chronicles 9:9 2 Chronicles 9:10 2 Chronicles 9:11 2 Chronicles 9:12

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.