1 Kings 10 · Verse 4

1 Kings 10:4

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
1 Kings 10:4, King James Version

1 Kings 10:4 in other translations

BSBWhen the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
WEBWhen the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
ASVAnd when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
YLTAnd the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,
DARBYAnd when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
BBEAnd when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,
WebsterAnd when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

What does 1 Kings 10:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Had seen all Solomon's wisdom - By the answers which he gave to her subtle questions. And the house that he had built - Most probably his own house.

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 10:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'and she sawH7200
מַֽלְכַּת\־mal.kat-[the] queen ofH4436
שְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'ShebaH7614
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.Mat[the] wisdom ofH2451
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitand the houseH1004
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּנָֽה\׃ba.Nahhe had builtH1129

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 10:4

  • Matthew 12:42

    The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

  • Ecclesiastes 12:9

    And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

  • 1 Kings 4:29-31

    And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:3-4

    And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

  • 1 Kings 6:1-7

    And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord. And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. …

  • 1 Kings 3:28

    And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Solomon's.
3:28; 4:29-31; 2Ch 9:3,4; Ec 12:9; Mt 12:42
the house.
6:1-7:51

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 10:3

    And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

  • 1 Kings 10:4

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

  • 1 Kings 10:5

    And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

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1 Kings 10:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando la reina de Seba vió toda la sabiduría de Salomón, y la casa que había edificado,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la reine de Sheba vit toute la sagesse de Salomon, et la maison qu’il avait bâtie,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als die Königin von Scheba all die Weisheit Salomos sah, und das Haus, das er gebaut hatte,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Videns autem regina Saba omnem sapientiam Salomonis, et domum quam ædificaverat,