1 Kings 10:13

1 Kings 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
• New International Version (NIV)King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

Context of 1 Kings 10:13

11(And the fleet also of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir sandal-wood in very great abundance, and precious stones. 12And the king made of the sandal-wood a balustrade for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. There came no such sandal-wood, nor was there seen to this day.) And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what he gave her of the bounty of king Solomon. And she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants. 14And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, 15besides what [came] by the dealers, and by the traffic of the merchants, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the governors of the country.

1 Kings 10:13 word by word

וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה נָתַ֣ן לְמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֗א אֶת־כָּל־חֶפְצָהּ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔לָה מִלְּבַד֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן־לָ֔הּ כְּיַ֖ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַתֵּ֛פֶן וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ לְאַרְצָ֖הּ הִ֥יא וַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · Queen (of Sheba)H4436
• Shebaשְׁבָאshebâ' · ShebaH7614
• desireחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
• askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• turnedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

People and places in 1 Kings 10:13

• Queen of Sheba
• Solomon
• Sheba

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:13

• 1 Kings 10:2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices and gold in very great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke to him of all that was in her heart.
• 1 Kings 9:1And it came to pass when Solomon had completed the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
• Psalms 20:4Grant thee according to thy heart, and fulfil all thy counsels.
• Psalms 37:4and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
• Matthew 15:28Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith [is] great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
• John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• Ephesians 3:20But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13All her desire whatsoever she asked - Some imagine she desired progeny from the wise king of Israel; and all the traditions concerning her state that she had a son by Solomon called Menilek, who was brought up at the Israelitish court, succeeded his mother in the kingdom of Saba, and introduced among his subjects the Jewish religion. See at the end of the chapter, 1 Kings 10:29; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13whatever she asked: Solomon, as a royal host, gave her gifts in return. Solomon and the queen of Sheba likely formed a trade agreement. Later stories from Jewish, Arabian, and Ethiopian cultures about a romance between them are not based on facts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. King Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside--that is, Solomon not only gave his illustrious guest all the insight and information she wanted; but, according to the Oriental fashion, he gave her ample remuneration for the presents she had brought. 1Ki 10:14-29. His Riches.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:13

• Queen
• Solomon
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Sheba
• Solomon
• Queen of Sheba
• Exceed
• Navy
• Seek
• Bountifulness; Bounty
• Kings, Books of
• Queen
• Royal

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings