2 Chronicles 9 · Verse 3

2 Chronicles 9:3

And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
2 Chronicles 9:3, King James Version

2 Chronicles 9:3 in other translations

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

What does 2 Chronicles 9:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 9:1-4

2Ch 9:1-12. The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon; She Admires His Wisdom and Magnificence. 1-4. when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon--(See on 1Ki 10:1-13). It is said that among the things in Jerusalem which drew forth the admiration of Solomon's royal visitor was "his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord." This was the arched viaduct that crossed the valley from Mount Zion to the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:1-12

This history has been considered, 1Ki 10; yet because our Saviour 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. The queen of Sheba put herself to a great deal of trouble and expense to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and yet, learning from him to serve God, and do her duty…

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2 Chronicles 9:3 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
חָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.Mat[the] wisdom ofH2451
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitand the houseH1004
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּנָֽה\׃ba.Nahhe had builtH1129

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 9:3

  • 2 Chronicles 3:1-4

    Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

  • 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 10:3

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

  • Acts 11:23

    Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
seen the wisdom.
1Ki 10:3; Ac 11:23
the house.
3:1-4:22; 1Ki 6:1-7:51

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 9:2

    And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:3

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

  • 2 Chronicles 9:4

    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.

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2 Chronicles 9:3 in other languages

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