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Knowledge of Solomon\u2019s wealth and wisdom spread throughout the known world. The Queen of Sheba hears about Solomon through the name of God and wants to visit him herself to test him with riddles. The origin of the Queen\u2019s visit sounds similar to Jethro\u2019s visit back in Exodus and Rahab\u2019s in Joshua: \u201cJethro priest of Midian, Moses\u2019 father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, God\u2019s people, how God had brought Israel out from Egypt\u201d (Exodus 18:1) and \u201cwe have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Sea of Suf before you, when you came out of Egypt\u201d (Joshua 2:10). This time, the trigger for an outsider to visit is not miraculous, it is simply fame: in wisdom and wealth. This presents a shift of Israel to a \u201cnormal\u201d nation. Not God's miracles, but the wealth, knowledge, and fame of the new nation under the protection of God brings in outsiders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Who was the Queen of Sheba? There is no archaeological record of her. Some scholars believe this was a parable meant to show Solomon's wealth and wisdom and renown with the Queen acting as a stand-in for all nations of the area. Other scholars link her to a ruler or princess from Yemen or Ethiopia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Some trace the origin of the Beta Israel Ethiopian Jewish community to the offspring of the Queen of Sheba and Solomon. This is based on a story in a medieval Ethiopian book. During her visit with Solomon, the two royals slept together and the Queen of Sheba had a baby named <\/span>Menelik<\/span>. Menelik was raised Jewish by his mother and the two returned to Jerusalem twenty years later. Solomon asked him to stay to rule the Israelites, but he refused and wanted to return to Ethiopia. Some versions have Solomon giving the Ark to him as a gift, while others have Menelik stealing the Ark. This origin story is only a legend, but there was a \u201cSolomonic\u201d dynasty in Ethiopia that began in the 13th century by a ruler who claimed to be a descendant of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

image: The Story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, by the Ethiopian artist Tamrat, 1971. 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Our chapter narrates the visit of the Queen of Sheba and how King Solomon impressed her with his wisdom and riches, particularly as displayed in the Temple complex (I Kings 10:1-9). She and the king exchange gifts before her returns home (verses 10-13). Our chapter then details the vast amounts of treasure that King Solomon received each year and stored in his Lebanon Forest House. Then we are told that \u201cThe king also made a large throne of ivory, and he overlaid it with refined gold. Six steps led up to the throne, and the throne had a back with a rounded top, and arms on either side of the seat. Two lions stood beside the arms, and twelve lions stood on the six steps, six on either side. No such throne was ever made for any other kingdom\u201d (verses 18-20, see also II Chronicles 9:18-19).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews VIII.5.2) relates that Solomon made himself the enormous ivory throne as a seat of justice. Leading up to the throne were six steps. A lion stood on either end of each step. Two other lions also stood above. When Solomon would reach the seat of the throne hands came out to receive him. When the king sat down and leaned backward, he rested on half a bullock. And all was fastened together with gold.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Midrash (Pesiqta de-Rav Kahana\u2019 1:7) compares Solomon\u2019s throne to the Katedra\u2019 de-Moshe (\u201cThrone of Moses\u201d), which was a feature of the ancient synagogue (for example at Delos, Chorazin and Ein Gedi), apparently a special seat of honor reserved for the synagogue elder and perhaps also for the preacher. This midrashic text goes on to describe how Solomon\u2019s throne was decorated: A golden scepter was suspended behind it, on top of which was a dove. In the dove\u2019s mouth was a golden crown, that because of its great weight hovered just over Solomon\u2019s head when he was sitting on his throne.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Midrashic tradition (Legends of the Jews II [2003], pp. 968-970) describes in great detail Solomon\u2019s throne as a mechanical automaton, apparently reflecting similar mechanical marvels employed to impress visitors to Byzantine royal courts.\u00a0 When Solomon began to ascend to his seat, the machinery of the throne was put into motion. A golden ox raised him from the first to the second step. He was then raised from step to step up to the sixth step, where eagles took and placed him upon his seat. When he was seated, another eagle set the royal crown upon his head. No other monarch succeeded in sitting on Solomon\u2019s throne. When, in the early 6<\/span>th<\/span> century BCE, the Egyptian Pharaoh tried to ascend Solomon\u2019s throne, he was injured by one of the lions, resulting in his thereafter being called Pharaoh Nekho (\u201cthe Cripple\u201d). Solomon\u2019s throne seems to have eventually made it to Rome, where Rabbi Elazar be-Rabbi Yosi says he saw fragments of it in the 2<\/span>nd<\/span> century CE (Esther Rabbah 1:2).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Who was the Queen of Sheba? We do have some biblical clues, but the rest is pure speculation\u2014perhaps, even fantasy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

First of all, let us examine the biblical evidence. Sheba appears to have been\u2014in really ancient times\u2014a reasonably popular name, occurring no fewer than three times in Genesis: first, as a son of Kush (son of Ham, son of Noah; Gen. 10:7); second, as a son of Joktan (son of Eber, son of Shem, son of Noah; Gen. 10:28); and, finally, as a son of Jokshan (son of Abraham via Keturah; Gen. 25:3). (NOTE: Apart from the striking similarity between the names Joktan and Jokshan, the first and third Shebas each had a brother named Dedan. Go figure!) There are also three references to Sheba in Ezekiel\u2014where Dedan is also mentioned\u2014and the raiders who slew Job\u2019s children and looted his home are also identified with Sheba (1:15). However, since Utz, Job\u2019s homeland (and likely the source of L. Frank Baum\u2019s Oz), is otherwise unidentified, that\u2019s not much help.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Here is the commentary on verse 1 of Ralbag\/Gersonides, who lived in Provence in the 14<\/span>th<\/span> century. See if you can tell where the biblical allusions end and the speculation begins:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In the Book of Ben Sirah it is written that she was the mother of Nebuchadnezzar. She was born to one of the sons of the concubines whom Abraham banished from the presence of his son Isaac [Gen. 25:5], advising them to distance themselves lest they subjugate Isaac\u2019s descendants, because anyone subjugating Isaac\u2019s descendants will never ever recover. Now, when they heard that Solomon was a world ruler, they thought that he was the Messiah whom Abraham had told them to anticipate. That is why the Queen of Sheba came when \u201cshe heard of Solomon\u2019s fame through the name of the Lord,\u201d hearing that Solomon ruled the world, even over the shades and the birds.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

NB: The Book of Ben Sirah to which Ralbag referred is not the apocryphal book of that name, but a work of lesser repute known as the Alphabet of Ben Sirah. Also, the legend of the Queen of Sheba features in Islam as well, which identifies her with the South Arabian kingdom of Saba\u2019 and dates the arrival there of the first Yemenite Jews to the time of Solomon. The Ethiopic Church adopted it, too, claiming that the kings of Ethiopia were descended from the union of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Hence, the renowned King Haile Selassie referred to himself as The Lion of Judah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The tenth chapter of the Book of Kings opens with the following verse:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon\u2019s fame, through the name of the LORD, and she came to test him with hard questions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The queen of Sheba experiences a calling that is not unheard of in the Bible. At a certain point in her life, she has exhausted all sources of knowledge in her own realm. In order to find answers to her questions, she would have to leave the security and comfort of her kingdom in a quest for wisdom that would take her far away from her safety zone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The queen travels in style, since she realizes wisdom comes with a price. She is a woman, and a foreigner; in order to be taken seriously, she has to come bearing gifts. Her quest for answers represents a sizeable investment for her\u00a0 \u2013 <\/span>she arrived in Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels bearing spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones <\/span><\/i>(1 Kings, 10:2).<\/span> Her efforts are well rewarded, though. King Solomon <\/span>had answers for all her questions; there was nothing that the king did not know, [nothing] to which he could not give her an answer <\/span><\/i>(1 Kings, 10:3)<\/span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

The queen of Sheba takes the same risk that many other Patriarchs do in the biblical narrative. She has reached a point in her life where she has run out of challenges; still, she refuses to settle and leaves her land on a journey to a place where she may keep on growing intellectually and spirituality. After learning with Solomon, she confesses that it had been hard for her to believe everything she had been told about the king\u2019s wisdom and the splendor of his kingdom. However, her doubts do not prevent her from setting on her journey. In spite of her lack of faith, her courage and determination prevailed, and her hard questions were met with the king\u2019s generosity - Solomon does not withhold any of his wisdom from her. In turn, the king receives <\/span>one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did such a vast quantity of spices arrive as that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon <\/span><\/i>(1 Kings, 10:10).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A point may come in our lives where we will not be able to find clarity in our endeavors. It may also happen that someone will ask us for our help in figuring out answers to their hard questions. In both cases, we can find inspiration in the queen of Sheba story, and be willing to go on a long and hard journey for answers, or to share with the one on a similar quest our wisdom with generosity. In both cases, surely our reward will exceed all our expectations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Image: <\/span>Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, Qes Adamu Tesfaw, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 2003, oil on canvas, The British Museum. 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What was it that moved the queen of Sheba to come test Solomon, and what did she discover?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe queen of Sheba heard of Solomon\u2019s fame, through the name of the LORD, and she came to test him with hard questions\u201d (I Kings 10:1). What does \u201cthe name of the Lord\u201d mean, and how could she test that?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Most commentaries explain that she had heard Solomon\u2019s wisdom was so great that it must be divine, and so the queen came \u201cwith hard questions.\u201d No one can possibly answer everything; if Solomon could, she would know his wisdom was supernatural. The Ralbag, however, suggests her interest may have been not the source of his wisdom but its direction \u2013 whether he utilized his wisdom \u201cin God\u2019s name\u201d or not.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

And indeed, after her questions and his answers, and her observations of his palace, she declared that \u201cyour wisdom and <\/span>tov<\/span><\/em> surpass the reports that I heard\u201d (10:7). What sort of \u201c<\/span>tov<\/span><\/em>,\u201d goodness, did she observe? What might this mysterious queen have defined as \u201cgood\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Some take it as \u201cwealth\u201d \u2013 which Solomon certainly had in abundance \u2013 but as the queen continues, it seems she saw something more: \u201cIt is because of the Lord\u2019s everlasting love for Israel that He made you king to administer justice and righteousness\u201d (vs. 10).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What is the truly impressive element of wisdom: having it, or using it to pursue justice and righteousness? That it was granted by God, or that God judged a person fit to wield such a gift?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After all, we know how Solomon got to be so wise: because he cared enough about justice to ask God for the wisdom to dispense it (<\/span>3:9).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Perhaps, then, the questions of the source of Solomon\u2019s wisdom and its direction are actually bound up with each other: his extreme wisdom came from God, who gave it to him precisely because of how he would use it. As Ralbag notes, the queen of Sheba witnessed the influence of that wisdom in everything Solomon did \u2013 from his table settings to the placement of his servants to his palace to his justice. And as Ralbag further suggests, his use of wisdom itself grew the wisdom: \u201cShe heard of him, that everything he did, he did for the sake of God\u2026 and because of this, he grew excessively in wisdom, because this is one of the great tools for acquiring wisdom.\u201d A \u201ctool\u201d \u2013 not a unique divine gift, but something anyone can wield.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The fact that God granted Solomon wisdom was not in itself what really impressed the queen of Sheba.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ultimately, the true source of Solomon\u2019s wisdom was his own drive to do right with it, and such commitment is a tool available to us all, to motivate our own growth and permeate everything we do. And it is that commitment that can truly earn the respect of others.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Solomon, we have been told, is the wisest of Monarchs. His wisdom is the harvest of one of the two prophetic moments in his life, when God erupted into voice and spoke to the king as he was beginning his important reign. God offered Solomon the opportunity to have anything he desired, and he requested wisdom. God was so taken by the request that wealth and longevity were thrown in as a bonus.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

So apparent is this king\u2019s wisdom, that the visiting Queen of Sheba can\u2019t help but notice it as well. After Solomon spends a good deal of time explaining all the secrets of the universe to the apparently willing Queen (Kingsplaining, anyone?), she exclaims, \u201cTrue was the word that I had heard in my country about your words and your wisdom!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But the real wisdom we overhear between the two Royals comes not from King Solomon, but from the more modestly packaged Queen. Let\u2019s listen in while she reinforces for the King what the sole justification for his power and wealth really are: \u201cGod has established you as king to do justice and righteousness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Why are you powerful? To do justice and righteousness. That is the only legitimate purpose for which government is established, and toward which it must strive.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Maintaining domestic tranquility is an important component, but not the goal in and of itself. Defending the borders of the nation is crucial, but not the point. Collecting taxes, maintaining a military, printing currency, all the things we think of government doing are steps along the way. The solid justification for the power of governments \u2013 whether kings or presidents or prime ministers \u2013 is the establishment and promotion of justice and righteousness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

And if anyone asks where you learned this crucial insight, tell them that you overheard it in a private conversation between an African Queen and a Jewish King.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The earlier chapters presented God's gift of wisdom with the noble objective articulated by Solomon, \"to judge Your people, to distinguish between good and bad\" (3:9). In these later chapters, however, which present the latter years of Solomon\u2019s reign, Solomon's wisdom functions merely a source of revenue:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

All the world came to pay homage to Solomon and listen to the wisdom with which God had endowed him. And each one would bring his tribute \u2014 silver and gold objects, robes, weapons, spices, horses and mules.... (10:24-25)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This eclipsing of the spiritual power of Solomon's wisdom is expressed using another literary feature as well. God has informed Solomon that his wisdom will be unprecedented and never superseded \u2014 \"There has never been anyone like you before, nor will anyone like you arise again\" (3:12).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This designation of historic uniqueness is now applied to other contexts:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Queen of Sheba: \"Never again did such a vast quantity of spices arrive....\" (10:11) <\/span>
\r\n<\/span>Almog wood: \"Such a quantity of almog wood has never arrived or been seen again to this day.\" (10:12) <\/span>
\r\n<\/span>Solomon's throne: \"Never again was such throne ever made for any other kingdom.\" (10:20)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

By this simple technique, we gain a vivid sense of Solomon's spiritual decline, as luxury woods and elegant spices make more of an impression than the king's capacity to bring justice to the nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Reading about Solomon's horses and the heightened focus upon gold reminds us of the series of restrictions that are incumbent upon the Jewish king:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He may not amass horses for himself and send the people back to Egypt to add to his horses, since the Lord has warned you, \"You must not go back that way again.\" And he may not amass wives for himself, lest his heart go astray; nor may he amass silver and gold to excess for himself. (Deut. 17:16-17)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Solomon ignores the warnings of the Torah, miscalculating his personal resilience. He considers himself immune to temptation, insisting that he can control his impulses and instincts \u2014 but the wisdom of the Torah exceeds his own. The Bible actively contrasts the early Solomon with the Solomon of the later years. His modest beginnings give way to an empire with a very different tone. The wealth, the horses, the rise in the standard of living, and the trappings of grandeur become an end in and of themselves, rather than a means to higher things. Solomon has gone astray from his original orientation and goals.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Alex Israel, 1 Kings: Torn in Two, Maggid Books, 2013, Solomon\u2019s Sins<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":61437,"alt":"","title":"alex israel - kings 1","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1.jpg","width":1020,"height":1304,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-235x300.jpg","medium-width":235,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-768x982.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":982,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-801x1024.jpg","large-width":801,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1.jpg","1536x1536-width":1020,"1536x1536-height":1304,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1020,"2048x2048-height":1304,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-939x1200.jpg","post_full_size-width":939,"post_full_size-height":1200,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-329x420.jpg","home_baner-width":329,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Excerpts from: 1 Kings - Torn in Two","tile_main_caption":"Solomon: The Decline And Fall","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Solomon ignores the warnings of the Torah, miscalculating his personal resilience","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":61437,"alt":"","title":"alex israel - kings 1","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1.jpg","width":1020,"height":1304,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-235x300.jpg","medium-width":235,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-768x982.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":982,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-801x1024.jpg","large-width":801,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1.jpg","1536x1536-width":1020,"1536x1536-height":1304,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1020,"2048x2048-height":1304,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-939x1200.jpg","post_full_size-width":939,"post_full_size-height":1200,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alex-israel-kings-1-329x420.jpg","home_baner-width":329,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"I Kings","chapter":"10","chapter_main_number":"297","date":"20261019","wall_id":"297"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":[{"term_id":"440","name":"Wealth\/money","old_id":"840"},{"term_id":"838","name":"Solomon","old_id":"1238"}]},{"order":12,"id":"61435","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"All The Perfumes of Araby ","post_title":"All The Perfumes of Araby","slug":"all-the-perfumes-of-araby","old_id":"61435","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":54356,"post_title":"Robert Alter","slug":"robert-alter","old_id":"54356","first_name":"Robert ","last_name":"Alter","description":"Robert Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, where he has taught since 1967. 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10:10 \u201cAnd she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great abundance of spices and precious stones -- never again did such an abundance of spice come as the\u00a0 Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There is no indication that a wager was involved in solving the riddles, as in the Samson story, though that is possible. The more likely explanation of her act is that she is moved to offer a generous gift from her own great wealth as a gesture of appreciation to the wise and great king. In verse 13, we learn that she on her part asks for an exchange of gifts, to which Solomon readily agrees. Some interpreters see this part of the story as an oblique reflection of trade relations between Israel and Sheba, though it may be more plausible to read it simply as a diplomatic exchange of regal generosity.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Arabian peninsula was in fact known in the ancient world for its spices and perfumes, something of which Shakespeare was still aware when he had Lady Macbeth say, \u201cAll the perfumes of Araby will not sweeten this little hand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\/\u201cMusic in the Hebrew Bible\u201d<\/a> by Jamie Fisher: Explore the role of music in Tanakh.<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Cliffhanger<\/em>. What were the riddles and questions that the Queen of Sheba put to Solomon. The chapter leaves us curious - and invites us to look for suggestions in the commentaries and midrashim.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. The North vs. the South<\/em>. The Queen of Sheba, from the Southern kingdom, is the hero of this story. But twice the economic relations with Hiram, the King of Tyre, are mentioned - a Northerner (verses 11 and 22). Do these suggest a hidden competition between the two regarding economic alliances with Solomon and his kingdom? If so, who, according to this chapter, is the winner?<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. A surprising blessing<\/em>. In verse 9, the Queen of Sheba gives a blessing - but it\u2019s not to Solomon. It\u2019s directly to God: \u201c<\/span>Praised be the LORD your God, who delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel.\u201d That\u2019s also for Israel\u2019s case.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. Made in Tarshish<\/em>. What drives the maritime trade once every three years? \u201cFor the king had a Tarshish fleet on the sea, along with Hiram\u2019s fleet. Once every three years, the Tarshish fleet came in, bearing gold and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks\u201d (verse 22).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  5. Everything OK<\/em>? Yes, it\u2019s grand, thank you. But\u2026 if you remember the Law of the King (127 chapters ago - Deut 17), then you know that Solomon is skating on thin ice here. Too much gold and silver; too many horses, and from Egypt yet. It doesn\u2019t bode well.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"I Kings 10","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"I Kings","chapter":"10","chapter_main_number":"297","date":"20261019","wall_id":"297"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/61313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}