Bible Explorer · Event · c. 950 BC
The Queen of Sheba travels from southern Arabia to Jerusalem with a great caravan to test Solomon with difficult questions; astonished by his wisdom, the Temple, and his royal household, she blesses the God of Israel and presents 120 talents of gold.
Date: c. 950 BC · Note: Setting during the zenith of Solomon’s commercial and imperial glory.
1 Kings 10:1-13, 2 Chronicles 9:1-12