1 Kings 10:1
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And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.

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3014 B.C.

990
And when

2 Chronicles 9:1 And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart.

Matthew 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.

Luke 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold more than Solomon here.

Sheba

Genesis 10:7,28 And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan. . . .

Genesis 25:3 Jecsan also begot Saba, and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomim.

Job 6:19 Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.

Psalm 72:10,15 The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts: . . .

Isaiah 60:6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the Lord.

Jeremiah 6:20 To what purpose do you bring me frankincense from Saba, and the sweet smelling cane from a far country? your holocausts are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Ezekiel 27:22,23 The sellers of Saba, and Reema, they were thy merchants: with all the best spices, and precious stones, and gold, which they set forth in thy market. . . .

Ezekiel 38:13 Saba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis, and all the lions thereof shall say to thee: Art thou come to take spoils? behold, thou hast gathered thy multitude to take a prey, to take silver, and gold, and to carry away goods and substance, and to take rich spoils.

heard

1 Kings 4:31,34 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda, the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about. . . .

concerning

Job 28:28 And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

Proverbs 2:3-6 If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure: . . .

John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

1 Corinthians 1:20,21 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? . . .

prove him

Judges 14:12-14 And Samson said to them: I will propose to you a riddle, which if you declare unto me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts, and as many coats: . . .

Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

Proverbs 1:5,6 He shall understand a parable and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings. . . .

Matthew 13:11,35 Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given. . . .

Mark 4:34 And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.

Context
The Queen of Sheba
1And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.2And entering into Jerusalem with a great train, and riches, and camels that carried spices, and an immense quantity of gold, and precious stones, she came to king Solomon, and spoke to him all that she had in her heart.…
Cross References
Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.

Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold more than Solomon here.

Genesis 10:7
And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.

Genesis 10:28
And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,

Judges 14:12
And Samson said to them: I will propose to you a riddle, which if you declare unto me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts, and as many coats:

1 Kings 4:34
And they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who heard of his wisdom.

2 Chronicles 9:1
And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart.

Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

Psalm 72:10
The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:

Psalm 72:15
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.

Ezekiel 16:14
And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty: for thou wast perfect through my beauty, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.

Lexicon
Now when the queen
וּמַֽלְכַּת־ (ū·mal·kaṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4436: Queen -- a queen

of Sheba
שְׁבָ֗א (šə·ḇā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7614: Sheba -- a territory in soutwest Arabia, also the name of one or more descendant of Noah

heard
שֹׁמַ֛עַת (šō·ma·‘aṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

about the fame
שֵׁ֥מַע (šê·ma‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8088: Something heard, a sound, rumor, announcement, audience

of Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

concerning the name
לְשֵׁ֣ם (lə·šêm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

she came
וַתָּבֹ֥א (wat·tā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to test him
לְנַסֹּת֖וֹ (lə·nas·sō·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5254: To test, to attempt

with difficult questions.
בְּחִידֽוֹת׃ (bə·ḥî·ḏō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2420: A riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question


Additional Translations
Now 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.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 when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, she came to prove him with hard questions.

And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.

And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of Jehovah, and came to prove him with enigmas.

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 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.

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Yahweh, she came to prove him with hard questions.

And the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, and cometh to try him with enigmas,
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