MANNAFEST

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

YLT

And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,

DBT

And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

About this book

Old Testament

1 KingsFrom Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author
Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date
Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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