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1Kgs 10:4

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

1Kgs 10:4 · Douay-Rheims
“And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,”
Patristic before A.D. 750
254
A.D.
Origen Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“The Scriptures express astonishment that the queen of Sheba came from "the end of the earth to hear Solomon's wisdom." When she saw his dinner, his furnishings and the attendants in his place, she was astounded and wholly in a state of wonder. If we do not embrace the great riches of our Lord, the great furnishings of his Word and the wealth of his teachings; if we do not eat the "bread of life"; if we are not fed with the flesh of Jesus and do not drink his blood; if we disdain the banquet of our Savior, we should realize that God has both "kindness and severity." Of these, we should pray more for his kindness on us, in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Source
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.