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2 Chronicles 9:12

King James Version (KJV)

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And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

2 Chronicles 9:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:12

Theological / Devotional

Which she had brought. The parallel passage (1 Kings 10:13) reads instead, “which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty.” Solomon gave to the queen return presents. The giving was not all on one side. Solomon was as generous as his visitor, and gave gifts to her, perhaps of a value equal to or even greater than those which she had given to him.

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