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1 Kings 10 — Sermon Preparation
The queen of Sheba visits to test Solomon's wisdom and is overwhelmed; the chapter catalogs his extraordinary wealth, tribute, and trade. Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
- 462 / 183
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
1 Kings 10 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שְׁלֹמֹה | Shᵉlômôh | H8010 | 15 | Shelomah |
| זָהָב | zâhâb | H2091 | 14 | gold, something gold-colored |
| מֵאָה | mêʼâh | H3967 | 8 | hundred |
| חׇכְמָה | chokmâh | H2451 | 6 | wisdom |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 9 | give, put |
| אֳנִי | ʼŏnîy | H590 | 4 | ship, fleet |
| שֵׁשׁ | shêsh | H8337 | 6 | six, sixth |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the performance of God's promise, and let it encourage us to seek first the righteousness of God's kingdom. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 10:14–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Sheba 1— 1 Kgs 10:1
- Ophir— 1 Kgs 10:11
- Arabia 1— 1 Kgs 10:15
- House of the Forest of Lebanon— 1 Kgs 10:17
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