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2 Chronicles 9 Bible study: On his throne
Where 1 Kings has the queen bless the LORD for setting Solomon "on the throne of Israel" (1 Kings 10:9), 2 Chronicles has "set you on his throne to be king for the LORD your God" (9:8): the throne is the LORD's. And 2 Chronicles closes Solomon's reign with its riches, his records and his death, without telling of his heart turning (1 Kings 11:4).
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“All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.”
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“In 2 Chronicles 9:8, the queen of Sheba says the LORD set Solomon on his throne.”
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Until her eyes had seen it
The queen of Sheba came "to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem" (9:1), and she "talked with him about all that was in her heart" (9:1). "Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her" (9:2). Then she looked: his wisdom, "the house that he had built" (9:3), his table and his servants, "and his ascent by which he went up to the LORD’s house" (9:4), and "there was no more spirit in her" (9:4). What she says turns on hearing and seeing. "It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom" (9:5). "However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!" (9:6). 1 Kings gives it as "Behold, not even half was told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard" (1 Kings 10:7). In 2 Chronicles, what she hadn't been told is "the greatness of your wisdom" (9:6).
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- Told twice, not quite the same
- Gold that didn't stay
- Nathan, Ahijah and Iddo
- Someone greater than Solomon
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The Hebrew word behind it
כִּסֵּאkisse'say kis-SAY
Brown-Driver-Briggs: "seat of honour, throne". Strong's: "a throne (as canopied)". In 9:8 "his throne" is one Hebrew word, kis'o, where 1 Kings 10:9 has "the throne of Israel". Then the chapter describes the throne Solomon made: "a great throne of ivory" (9:17), with "six steps to the throne" (9:18). 1 Chronicles had used the word for the LORD's throne: "the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel" (1 Chronicles 28:5), and "Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD" (1 Chronicles 29:23).
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2 Chronicles 9 Bible study questions
- 1The queen said, "I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it" (9:6). What is something about God you only believed once you had seen it for yourself?
- 2She came with hard questions and "talked with him about all that was in her heart" (9:1). If you could bring one hard question about God face to face, what would it be?
- 3The queen blessed the LORD for Solomon (9:8), not only Solomon. When someone near you does well, how easy is it to thank God for them? What makes it harder?
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