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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

2 Chronicles 9:2

And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Sheba;   Solomon;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sabeans;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hear, Hearing;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Queen (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Queen;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Manasseh;   Sheba;   Solomon;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Sheba;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Queen;   Queen of Sheba;   Question;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for Solomon to explain to her.
Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Shlomo which he didn't tell her.
King James Version
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
English Standard Version
And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her.
New Century Version
and Solomon answered all her questions. Nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.
New English Translation
Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.
Amplified Bible
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from him which he did not make clear to her.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her.
World English Bible
Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he didn't tell her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Salomon declared her all her questions, and there was nothing hid from Salomon, which he declared not vnto her.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Solomon declared to her the answer to all her matters; and not a matter was hidden from Solomon which he did not declare to her.
Contemporary English Version
He answered every question, no matter how difficult it was.
Complete Jewish Bible
and Shlomo answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king that he could not explain to her.
Darby Translation
And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of, and there was not a thing hidden from Solomon that he did not explain to her.
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon answered all the questions. None of her questions was too hard for him to explain.
George Lamsa Translation
And King Solomon told her every secret that was in her heart; and there was nothing hidden from the king which he could not tell her.
Good News Translation
He answered them all; there was nothing too difficult for him to explain.
Lexham English Bible
And Solomon answered all her questions. Not a word was hidden from Solomon that he did not answer for her.
Literal Translation
And Solomon told her all her matters; and there was nothing hidden from Solomon that he did not declare to her.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge tolde her all hir matters, & Salomon had nothinge in secrete, but he tolde it her.
American Standard Version
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he told her not.
Bible in Basic English
And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which he did not make clear to her.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon soyled her all her questions: and there was not one word hyd from Solomon, which he tolde her not.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not any thing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
King James Version (1611)
And Solomon tolde her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon, which he told her not.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon told her all her words; and there passed not a word from Solomon which he told her not.
English Revised Version
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was not any thing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Salomon expownede to hir alle thingis whiche sche hadde put forth, and no thing was, which he made not opyn to hir.
Update Bible Version
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he did not tell her.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
New King James Version
So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her.
New Living Translation
Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.
New Life Bible
And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from him which he could not make clear to her.
New Revised Standard
Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Solomon answered her all her questions, - and there was nothing hidden from Solomon, which he told her not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon explained to her all that she proposed: and there was not any thing that he did not make clear unto her.
Revised Standard Version
And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from Solomon which he could not explain to her.
Young's Literal Translation
and Solomon declareth to her all her matters, and there hath not been hid a thing from Solomon that he hath not declared to her.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her.

Contextual Overview

1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan, with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind. 2And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.3When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, 4the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away. 5She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true. 6But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard. 7How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 8Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness." 9Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 10(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 18:4, Mark 4:11, Mark 4:34, John 15:15, James 1:5

there: 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 4:29, Colossians 2:3, Hebrews 4:12

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:3 - told her Daniel 5:12 - doubts

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."
Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 9:4
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
Genesis 9:8
Then God said to Noah and his sons with him,
Genesis 9:20
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
Genesis 9:23
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father's nakedness.
Genesis 35:5
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob's sons.
Leviticus 26:6
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
Leviticus 26:22
I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing.

2 Chronicles 9:11

Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, “stairs” (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note).

2 Chronicles 9:12

Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13.

The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing.

2 Chronicles 9:11

Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, “stairs” (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note).

2 Chronicles 9:12

Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13.


 
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