Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.
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Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.
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And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
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And Solomon told her all her questions; there was not any thing hid from the king which he told her not.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 10:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 14:17 Then your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring rest; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. May Yahweh, your God, be with you.’ ”
- 2 Samuel 14:20 Your servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
- 1 Kings 3:12 behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
- 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.
- 2 Chronicles 9:2 Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.
- Proverbs 1:5-6 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel: to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
- Proverbs 13:20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Isaiah 42:16 I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
- Daniel 2:20-23 Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his. He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”
- Matthew 13:11 He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
- John 7:17 If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- Colossians 2:3 in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
- Hebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 10:3 And Solomon told her all her questions:…
1Ki 10:3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not [any] thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
Ver. 3. And Solomon told her all her questions.] Whether they were theological, political, or natural.
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There was not anything hid, &c.] He was no niggard of his great skill; the canker whereof, if he communicated it not, he well knew would one day witness against him.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain All her questions, Heb. all her matters; he satisfied…
All her questions, Heb. all her matters; he satisfied her in all things she desired to know. There was not any thing she asked which Solomon did not both understand himself, and acquaint her with.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Solomon told her all her questions,.... Answered them,…
And Solomon told her all her questions,.... Answered them, told her the meaning of everything she inquired about, expounded her riddles, solved her objections, and gave her satisfaction in all things she proposed unto him:
there was not anything hid from the king, which he told her not; there was not anything, though ever so abstruse and difficult, but what he understood, and gave her a clear and plain solution of.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. Solomon told her all her questions] Riddles,…
Verse 3. Solomon told her all her questions] Riddles, problems, fables, apologues, c., formed the principal part of the wisdom of the East indeed they use and delight in them to the present day. See the case of Samson and his friends, Jdg 14:12; Jdg 14:14, and the notes there.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. there was not any thing hid from the…
3. there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not] i.e. Nothing was too deep for him in all she asked, he discovered the correct answer and gave it to her.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Solomon told her dyGih is used of solving…
And Solomon told her dyGih is used of solving riddles in, Jud_1:14:13 (Bahr) and interpreting dreams Gen_41:24; Dan_5:12 all her questions Heb. words; there was not anything hid from the king, which he told her not.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the seating of his servants
the seating of his servants
Possible meanings are 1) "how his servants were seated around the table" or 2) "where his servants lived."
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there was no more breath in her
This is an idiom. AT: "she was utterly amazed" (See: Idiom)
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king
wise
palace
servant
works
cupbearer
burnt offering
house of God
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:3-5 The queen was satisfied with Solomon’s wisdom. He…
10:3-5 The queen was satisfied with Solomon’s wisdom. He answered all of her questions well, and she was overwhelmed by the applied wisdom in his building activities, well-organized administration and staff, and commitment to his God. Jesus commended the queen’s search for truth while condemning the Pharisees and teachers of religious law who failed to recognize him—the one who was greater than Solomon (Matt 12:42).
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