King James Version
1 Kings 10:1 in the King James Version says “And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with har...” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.”
1 Kings 10:1 · KJV
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
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.
And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. questions: Heb. words
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of Sheba”
H7614sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an ethiopian district
“heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of the fame”
H8088something heard, i.e., a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
“concerning the ~”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“him with hard questions”
H2420a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
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