1 Kings 10 · Verse 13

1 Kings 10:13

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
1 Kings 10:13, King James Version

1 Kings 10:13 in other translations

BSBKing Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
WEBKing Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, in addition to that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
ASVAnd king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.
YLTAnd king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.
DARBYAnd king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what he gave her of the bounty of king Solomon. And she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
BBEAnd King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.
WebsterAnd king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

What does 1 Kings 10:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. King Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside--that is, Solomon not only gave his illustrious guest all the insight and information she wanted; but, according to the Oriental fashion, he gave her ample remuneration for the presents she had brought. 1Ki 10:14-29. His Riches.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 All her desire whatsoever she asked - Some imagine she desired progeny from the wise king of Israel; and all the traditions concerning her state that she had a son by Solomon called Menilek, who was brought up at the Israelitish court, succeeded his mother in the kingdom of Saba, and introduced among his subjects the Jewish religion. See at the end of the chapter, 1Kgs 10:29 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 10:1-13

The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, thereby to improve her own. Our Saviour mentions her inquiries after God, by Solomon, as showing the stupidity of those who inquire not after God, by our Lord Jesus Christ. By waiting and prayer, by diligently searching the Scriptures, by consulting wise and experienced Christians, and by practising what we have learned, we shall be delivered from difficulties…

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1 Kings 10:13 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhand the kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
נָתַ֣ןna.Tanhe gaveH5414
לְמַֽלְכַּת\־le.mal.kat-to [the] queen ofH4436
שְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'ShebaH7614
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֶפְצָהּ֙chef.Tzahdesire herH2656
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
שָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahshe askedH7592
מִלְּבַד֙mi.le.Vad<from> <to> besidesH905
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834
נָֽתַן\־na.tan-he had givenH5414
לָ֔הּLahto her
כְּיַ֖דke.Yadaccording to [the] hand ofH3027
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenand she turnedH6437
וַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH1980
לְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.Tzahto own land herH776
הִ֥יאhi'sheH1931
וַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ\׃\ \סva.'a.va.Dei.haand servants herH5650

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Cross references for 1 Kings 10:13

  • Matthew 15:28

    Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

  • Psalms 20:4

    Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

  • Psalms 37:4

    Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

  • John 14:13-14

    And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

  • 1 Kings 9:1

    And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,

  • Ephesians 3:20

    Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

  • 1 Kings 10:2

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all her desire.
2; 9:1; Ps 20:4; 37:4; Mt 15:28; Joh 14:13,14; Eph 3:20
which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. Heb. which hegave her, according to the hand of king Solomon.

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Context

  • 1 Kings 10:12

    And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

  • 1 Kings 10:13

    And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

  • 1 Kings 10:14

    Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

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1 Kings 10:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey Salomón dió á la reina de Seba todo lo que quiso, y todo lo que pidió, además de lo que Salomón le dió como de mano del rey Salomón. Y ella se volvió, y se fué á su tierra con sus criados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Salomon donna à la reine de Sheba tout son désir, tout ce qu’elle demanda, outre ce qu’il lui donna selon le pouvoir du roi Salomon. Et elle s’en retourna, et s’en alla dans son pays, elle et ses serviteurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König Salomo gab der Königin von Scheba all ihr Begehr, das sie verlangte, außer dem, was er ihr gab nach der Freigebigkeit des Königs Salomo. Und sie wandte sich und zog in ihr Land, sie und ihre Knechte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Rex autem Salomon dedit reginæ Saba omnia quæ voluit et petivit ab eo, exceptis his quæ ultro obtulerat ei munere regio. Quæ reversa est, et abiit in terram suam cum servis suis.