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1 Kings 10:1
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1 Kings 10:1
New English Translation
Solomon Entertains a Queen
10 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon,[a] she came to challenge[b] him with difficult questions.[c]
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- 1 Kings 10:1 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”tc The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which is very awkward due to its unusual syntax. The phrase is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1. The word “report” is followed by the preposition ל (lamed) in Isa 23:5 and Hos 7:12 and indicates whom the message came to. And otherwise the collocation of לְשֵׁם (leshem, “to the name”) does not follow either a proper noun or the word report elsewhere in scripture. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “for the reputation of the Lord.”
- 1 Kings 10:1 tn Or “test.”
- 1 Kings 10:1 tn Or “riddles.”
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