1 Kings 10

“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD , she came to prove him with…” Naming Sheba and Solomon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious…” Naming Jerusalem and Solomon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.” Naming Solomon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,” Naming Sheba and Solomon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel…” The line’s distinctive content terms include apparel, ascent, attendance. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.” The line’s distinctive content terms include acts, king, land. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy…” Naming Howbeit keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.” Naming Happy keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved…” Naming Israel and Blessed keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones…” The number hundred makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and…” Naming Ophir and Hiram keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD , and for the king’s house, harps also and…” The line’s distinctive content terms include almug, house, trees. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her…” Naming Solomon and Sheba keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and…” Naming Arabia and Beside keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the…” The number three makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.” Naming Moreover keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place…” The number six makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any…” The number twelve makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were…” Naming Solomon and Lebanon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.” Naming Solomon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices…” The line’s distinctive content terms include vessels, year, armour. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve…” The number thousand makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the…” Naming Jerusalem keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.” Naming Egypt and Solomon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty…” The number six makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.