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2 Chron. 9:1–9, 12 Sheba, or Saba, covers about the same area as modern Yemen. Sheba traded in luxury goods from East Africa and India. The queen may have come to Israel to discuss trade (vv. 1, 9), but her visit was primarily a quest for wisdom (vv. 1, 6). This Gentile queen recognizes that Solomon sits on God’s throne as his chosen king. She also recognizes that God himself is the true King of Israel (v. 8; compare 2:12). This would have been a great encouragement to the first readers of Chronicles, living after the exile, since no descendant of David was currently on the throne.
2 Chron. 9:7 Happy are these your servants. See note on 1 Kings 10:8.
2 Chron. 9:9–12 On the queen’s gift of 120 talents of gold, see note on 1 Kings 10:10–13.
2 Chron. 9:13–14 Solomon’s annual revenues in gold (equal to about 22 tons) would have come from gifts and trade (see note on 1 Kings 10:14–25).
2 Chron. 9:15–16 The House of the Forest of Lebanon was Solomon’s palace, which was made from great quantities of cedar (see 1 Kings 7:2).
2 Chron. 9:21 Tarshish is usually identified with Tartessus in Spain, but here it seems to be a way of describing “the ends of the earth.”
2 Chron. 9:29–31 Ahijah the Shilonite . . . Iddo the seer. Although the Chronicler says nothing about Solomon’s spiritual unfaithfulness and the rebellions he faced in his declining years (1 Kings 11), the mention of these prophets directs the reader to these accounts in Kings. Solomon slept with his fathers. See notes on 1 Kings 2:10 and 11:43.
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