Geneva Bible Notes (1560): 2 Chronicles 9

^{1 !} The Quene of Sheba cometh to se Salomon & bringeth giftes.

^{1 a} To knowe whether his wisdome were so great as the reporte was.

^{2 b} There was no question so hard that he did not solue.

^{4 /} Ebr. there was no more spirit in her.

^{4 /} Or, galleries whereby he went vp.

^{5 /} Or, actes.

^{8 c} Meaning, that the Israelites were Gods peculiar people, & that Kings are the lietenants of God, which oght to grante vnto him the superioritie, and minister justice to all.

^{10 d} Read {Chap. 2,8}

^{11 e} Or, pillers: meaning, the garnishing & trimming of which stayres or pillers.

^{12 f} That is, which the King gaue her for recompense of that treasure which she broght.

^{13 !} His yerely reuenues.

^{15 g} Which summe mounteth to 2400 crownes of the sunne, Budeusde ??? asse.

^{16 h} Or, pounds, called mine whereof euerie one semed to make an hundreth shekels.

^{18 i} That is, the steppes & the fotestole were fastened to the throne.

^{18 k} Vpon the pommels or knoppes.

^{21 l} Which countrey of the best writers is thoght to be Cilicia, read {1 King 10,22}

^{25 m} That is, ten horses in euerie stable, which in all mount to fourtie thousand, as {1King. 4,26}

^{26 /} Or, Euphrates.

^{27 n} The abundance of these temporal treasures in Salomons kingdome is a figure of the spiritual treasures, which the elect shal enjoye in the heauens vnder the true Salomon Christ.

^{29 /} Or, Idde.

^{29 o} That is, which prophecied against him.

^{30 !} The time of his reigne.

^{31 !} His death.