1 Kings 10

1 Kings, chapter 10 1 Kings 10 1 Kings 9 chapter 9 1 Kings 11 chapter 11 First book of Kings Old Testament 11 Nevi'im 4 Former Prophets Leningrad-codex-09-kings.pdf 250px The pages containing the Books of Kings (1 & 2 Kings) Leningrad Codex (1008 CE). 1 Kings 10 is the tenth chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.Halley 1965 191Collins 2014 288 The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE.McKane 1993 324 This chapter belongs to the section focusing on the reign of Solomon over the unified kingdom of Judah and Israel (1 Kings 1 to 11).Dietrich 2007 234 The focus of this chapter is the Solomon's achievements.Dietrich 2007 238–239 Text This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language and since the 16th century is divided into 29 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).Würthwein 1995 35-37 There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century) and Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century).Würthwein 1995 73-74The whole book of 1 Kings is missing from the extant Codex Sinaiticus.Codex Sinaiticus Old Testament references 1 Kings 10:1–13 9: 2 Chronicles 9:1–12 91 Kings 10, Berean Study Bible 1 Kings 10:14–29 9: 2 Chronicles 1:14–17 9; 2 Chronicles 9:13–28 9 The visit of the Queen of Sheba (10:1–13) thumb|right|350px|Painting depicts visit of the Queen of Sheba to the court of King Solomon of Jerusalem. The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, by Edward Poynter (1890) This story essentially displays Solomon's wisdom by showing a noble and wise ruler deeply impressed by him ('there was no more spirit in her' or "breathless", verse 5), with 'great spiritual and even political after-effects all the way to Ethiopia'.Dietrich 2007 240Coogan 2007 508 Hebrew Bible The keyword of this passage is "hear", used twice in the verse 1 (literally, "...the queen of Sheba heard the hearing of Solomon...") and later (verses 6, 7, 8, 24) of how the world "hear" of Solomon, a king with "hearing heart" (1 Kings 3:9 9).Leithart 2006 77 The beautiful order of Solomon's table is described in a chiastic structure, framed by "houses" of Solomon and YHWH (verses 4–5; cf. 1 Kings 6–7):Leithart 2006 78 A the house that he built (that is, Solomon's palace) B food of his table C seating of his servants C' standing of his attendants and attire B' cupbearers A' ascent to the house of Yahweh Verse 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.1 Kings 10:10 KJV KJV "120 talents": about 41 2 tons, or 4 metric tons.Note on 1 Kings 10:10 in MEV One talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms.Note on 1 Kings 10:10 in ESV "Queen of Sheba" (from he מַלְכַּת־ שְׁבָא,Francis Brown Francis Brown (theologian) שְׁבָא Hebrew and English Lexicon Oxford University Press 1906 985a https://archive.org/details/hebrewenglishlex00browuoft he malkat-šəḇā; grc-x-koine βασίλισσα Σαβὰ in the SeptuagintAlan England Brooke Norman McLean Henry John Thackeray The Old Testament in Greek 1930 II.2 Cambridge University Press 243 https://archive.org/download/OldTestamentGreeklxxTextCodexVaticanus/06.OTGreek.Vat.v2.LHB.p2.Kings.I.II.Brooke.McLean.1930..pdf): deducted by most experts to be from an African kingdom centered around the ancient kingdoms of Nubia and Aksum, in present-day Ethiopia, which location name "Sheba" was quite well known in the classical world as Arabia Felix.Yosef Tobi QUEEN OF SHEBA Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd 16 2007 Gale 765 Encyclopaedia Judaica Around the middle of the first millennium BCE, the Sabaeans were recorded to dwell in the Horn of Africa, the area that later became the realm of Aksum.A. F. L. Beeston SABAʾ The Encyclopaedia of Islam 2nd 8 Brill 1995 663–665 Alfred Felix Landon Beeston The Encyclopaedia of Islam In the New Testament Gospels, she was referred to as the "queen of the South" (el βασίλισσα νότου, la Regina austri), who "came from the uttermost parts of the earth", i.e. from the extremities of the then known world, to hear the wisdom of Solomon (Matthew Matthew 12:42 9; Luke Luke 11:31 9).John McClintock John McClintock (theologian) James Strong James Strong (theologian) Sheba Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature 9 Harper & Brothers 1891 626–628 Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Solomon's wealth (10:14–29) The description of Solomon's wisdom and wealth in this passage centers on the glory of his throne (verse 18), greater than any of the Gentiles (verse 20), sitting on the seventh level above six steps (verse 19), and thus depicting Solomon seated in a 'sabbatical' positionLeithart 2006 80 The structure of these verses is:Leithart 2006 80 A a great throne made of ivory ("tooth"), overlaid with pure gold ("refined") B six ascending steps to the throne C the top was round at the back D armrests on either side of E the place of "resting" (he שֶׁבֶת, shebeth, meaning "seat', "dwelling", "place"Strong's Hebrew 7675 "shebeth". Biblehub) D' a pair of lions, each on the side of the armrests C' twelve lions standing. B' on the six steps, one at either end of each step A' nothing like that had ever been made for any kingdom. Everything around Solomon was literally layered in gold, such that silver 'was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon' (verse 21), against the warning in Deuteronomy 17:17 about not hoarding too much silver and gold.Dietrich 2007 240 Solomon also profited from being an 'agent for the export of arms from Egypt to Syria and Asia Minor' (cf. Deuteronomy 17:16).Dietrich 2007 240 See also 22em 666 Algum Arabia Hiram Hittites Israel Jerusalem Lebanon Ophir Shekel Solomon's Temple Tarshish The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba Throne of Solomon Related Bible parts: Deuteronomy 17, 2 Samuel 8, 1 Kings 5, 1 Kings 6, 1 Kings 7, 1 Kings 9, 2 Chronicles 1, 2 Chronicles 9 Notes References Sources Collins John J. Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures Chapter 14: 1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 25 277–296 Fortress Press 2014 https://books.google.com/books?id=fbsoBAAAQBAJ 978-1451469233 Coogan Michael David Michael D. Coogan The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48 Coogan Michael David Marc Zvi Brettler Carol Ann Newsom Pheme Perkins Augmented 3rd Oxford University Press 2007 978-0195288810 https://books.google.com/books?id=HmpMPgAACAAJ Dietrich Walter 13. 1 and 2 Kings The Oxford Bible Commentary John Barton John Barton (theologian) John Muddiman John Muddiman Oxford University Press first (paperback) 2007 232–266 978-0199277186 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ February 6, 2019 Halley Henry H. Henry Hampton Halley Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary 24th (revised) Zondervan Publishing House 1965 https://archive.org/details/halleysbiblehand00henr registration 0-310-25720-4 Hayes Christine Introduction to the Bible Yale University Press 2015 https://books.google.com/books?id=SKbkXYHxvlAC 978-0300188271 Leithart Peter J. 1 & 2 Kings Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible Brazos Press 2006 https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_gvin9G7LgC 978-1587431258 McKane William Kings, Book of Metzger Bruce M Bruce M. Metzger Coogan Michael D The Oxford Companion to the Bible https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780195046458 registration Oxford University Press 1993 409–413 978-0195046458 Metzger Bruce M Bruce M. Metzger Coogan Michael D The Oxford Companion to the Bible Oxford University Press 1993 978-0195046458 Würthwein Ernst Ernst Würthwein The Text of the Old Testament Wm. B. Eerdmans Grand Rapids, MI 1995 Erroll F. Rhodes 0-8028-0788-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=FSNKSBObCYwC January 26, 2019 External links Jewish translations: Melachim I - I Kings - Chapter 10 (Judaica Press). Hebrew text and English translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org Christian translations: Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) 1 Kings chapter 10. Bible Gateway 10 Category:Phoenicians in the Hebrew Bible Category:Queen of Sheba