1 Kings

1 Kings 10:1–2

1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. 2She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan— with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones.

And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.

Read all of 1 Kings 10

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

1 Kings 10:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now when the queenוּמַֽלְכַּת־ū·mal·kaṯ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH4436 queen
of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אšə·ḇāNoun - proper - masculine singularH7614 Shebâ
heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתšō·ma·‘aṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH8085 hear
about the fameשֵׁ֥מַעšê·ma‘Noun - masculine singular constructH8088 sound
of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
concerning the nameלְשֵׁ֣םlə·šêmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
she cameוַתָּבֹ֥אwat·tā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to test himלְנַסֹּת֖וֹlə·nas·sō·ṯōwPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH5254 test, try
with difficult questionsבְּחִידֽוֹת׃bə·ḥî·ḏō·wṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine pluralH2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question

1 Kings 10:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
She arrivedוַתָּבֹ֣אwat·tā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהyə·rū·šā·lə·māhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
with a veryמְאֹד֒mə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
largeכָּבֵ֣דkā·ḇêḏAdjective - masculine singularH3515 heavy
caravanבְּחַיִל֮bə·ḥa·yilPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
with camelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםgə·mal·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH1581 camel
bearingנֹשְׂאִ֨יםnō·śə·’îmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5375 lift, take, carry
spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbə·śā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
goldוְזָהָ֛בwə·zā·hāḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
in greatמְאֹ֖דmə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
abundanceרַב־raḇ-Adjective - masculine singularH7227 much, many, great
and preciousיְקָרָ֑הyə·qā·rāhAdjective - feminine singularH3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןwə·’e·ḇenConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH68 stone
And she cameוַתָּבֹא֙wat·tā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֵלָ֔יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
and spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רwat·tə·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1696 speak
to himאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
wasהָיָ֖הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
onעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
her mindלְבָבָֽהּ׃lə·ḇā·ḇāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Kings 10:1 Matthew 12:42 · Luke 11:31 · Psalm 72:15 · 2 Chronicles 9:1–12 · Genesis 10:28 · Genesis 10:7 · Jeremiah 6:20 · Ezekiel 27:22–23 · Psalm 72:10 · Genesis 25:3 · 1 Kings 4:31 · Psalm 49:4

1 Kings 10:2 Acts 25:23

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.