And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was concealed from the king which he did not explain to her.
Parallel translations
- WEB Solomon answered all her questions. There was not anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.
- KJV And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
- BSB And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
- NKJV So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her.
- NLT Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
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Quick answer
Solomon answered all her questions, leaving nothing she asked unexplained. It demonstrates the depth and completeness of his God-given wisdom.
Overview
No matter how difficult the queen's questions, Solomon had a satisfying answer for each, withholding nothing. This fulfilled God's promise to give him unmatched wisdom (3:12). His ability to illumine every hard matter foreshadows Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3), and who alone fully answers the deepest questions of the human heart.
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- 2 Chr 9:2Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.
- Col 2:3in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
- Prov 13:20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Matt 13:11He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
- Isa 42:16I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
- 2 Sam 14:20to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
- 1 Cor 1:30Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- 2 Sam 14:17Then your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring rest; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. May Yahweh, your God, be with you.’”
- John 7:17If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.
- 1 Kgs 3:12behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
- Heb 4:12–13For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- 1 Kgs 10:1When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.
- Dan 2:20–23Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
- Prov 1:5–6that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
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