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The Half Was Not Told Me
1 Kings 10:1-29
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Named in this songQueen of ShebaSolomonIvory throneTarshish
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1 Kings 10: A reputation exceeded, and wealth multiplied
The queen of Sheba arrives to test Solomon’s famous wisdom and discovers that the reports have understated what she sees. His answers, court, servants, table, architecture, and ceremonial order overwhelm her expectations, yet her praise gives the throne a moral purpose: Solomon was appointed because of the LORD’s love for Israel, to practice judgment and justice. The chapter then moves into a sustained inventory of abundance. Gold, spices, precious stones, rare wood, instruments, shields, an extraordinary throne, vessels, tribute, fleets, horses, and chariots accumulate until silver itself seems commonplace in Jerusalem. The queen’s visit therefore opens the chapter with wisdom examined and closes into a world where wealth is nearly everywhere. That abundance is not presented as imaginary or automatically wicked, but the final concentration on Egyptian horses, chariots, silver, and gold brings Deuteronomy’s instructions for kings into view. The chapter becomes a hinge. Solomon’s fame has reached its brightest international expression, while the categories of royal multiplication now stand ready for the next chapter’s account of a heart turned away.
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