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30 From your temple on behalf of Jerusalem,
    that kings may bring you tribute.

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30 Rebuke the beast(A) among the reeds,(B)
    the herd of bulls(C) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations(D) who delight in war.(E)

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Then you shall see and be radiant,
    your heart shall throb and overflow.
For the riches of the sea shall be poured out before you,
    the wealth of nations shall come to you.
Caravans of camels shall cover you,
    dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
All from Sheba shall come
    bearing gold and frankincense,
    and heralding the praises of the Lord.

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Then you will look and be radiant,(A)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;(B)
the wealth(C) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
Herds of camels(D) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian(E) and Ephah.(F)
And all from Sheba(G) will come,
    bearing gold and incense(H)
    and proclaiming the praise(I) of the Lord.

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Chapter 10

Solomon’s Listening Heart: The Queen of Sheba.[a] (A)The queen of Sheba,[b] having heard a report of Solomon’s fame, came to test him with subtle questions.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:1–13 The sub-unit on Solomon’s wisdom contrasts with 3:16–28. There Solomon’s gifts led him to listen to the humblest of his subjects; he accomplished justice and was revered by all his people. Here the emphasis is on his clever speech to a foreign monarch. She is duly impressed by the glory of his court, but it is she, not Solomon, who recalls the monarch’s duty of establishing justice (v. 9). The unit is interrupted briefly by a remark about Solomon’s maritime commerce (10:11–12).
  2. 10:1 Queen of Sheba: women rulers among the Arabs are recorded in eighth-century B.C. Assyrian inscriptions. Sheba was for centuries the leading principality in what is now Yemen.

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon(A)

10 When the queen of Sheba(B) heard about the fame(C) of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.(D)

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