KJV ORIGINAL
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
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When the queen of Sheba saw all of Solomon's wisdom and the palace he had built,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows the queen of Sheba being amazed by Solomon's incredible wisdom and the magnificent palace he constructed.
📚 Historical Context
The queen of Sheba (likely from modern-day Yemen or Ethiopia) had traveled hundreds of miles to test Solomon's legendary wisdom with hard questions. Solomon was at the height of Israel's golden age, around 950 BC, when his wisdom and wealth were famous throughout the known world. His palace complex in Jerusalem was one of the architectural wonders of the ancient world.
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