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1 Kings 10:11 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 10 · verse 11
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.1 Kings 10:11 · King James Version
1 Kings 10:11 in context
9Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
13And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preciousyâqârvaluableH3368 →
- broughtnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- plentyrâbâhto increaseH7235 →
- HiramChîyrâmChiram or Chirom, the name of two TyriansH2438 →
- OphirʼÔwphîyrOphir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the EastH211 →
- greatmᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
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We have here an account of the visit which the queen of Sheba made to Solomon, no doubt when he was in the height of his piety and prosperity. Our Saviour calls her the queen of the south, for Sheba lay south of Canaan. The common opinion is that it was in Africa;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13