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When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

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Wisdom Made Visible

Commentators explain that the Queen of Sheba didn't just hear Solomon's wisdom in his answers; she saw it demonstrated. His wisdom was made tangible in the magnificent and skillfully designed buildings he constructed. As one scholar notes, the very architecture, from the temple to his palace, was a visible display of divine wisdom in practice.

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1 Kings

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Kings 10:4–5

19th Century

Bishop

And when the queen of Sheba had seen.

There is something curiously uncontrived and true to nature in the accumulation of di…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On 1 Kings 10:4–5

19th Century

Preacher

She was a queen, but she had never seen such royal magnificence as Solomon's. The ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord ap…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Kings 10:4

17th Century

Pastor

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom
Which she perceived by his answers to things relative to a…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Kings 10:1–13

17th Century

Minister

The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, in order to improve her own. Our Savior mentions her inquiries after God, through Solomon, a…