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**Beside that which she had brought unto the king -**It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” which is in conformity with [1 Kings 10:13](../../../kjv/1-kings/10/13).

Comparing [1 Kings 10:16-17](../../../kjv/1-kings/10/16-17), it follows from the two passages together that the “pound of gold” was equal to 100 shekels.

The footstool (not mentioned in Kings) was an essential appendage to an Oriental throne; it appears everywhere in the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian sculptures.

**All the kings of the earth -**Rather, “all the kings of the land:” all the monarchs, that is, whose dominions were included in So omon’s empire (see [1 Kings 4:21](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/21)).

**And out of all lands -**An addition to the words in Kings. The principal countries would no doubt be Arabia and Armenia - the former always famous for its excellent breed; the latter mentioned in Ezekiel [Ezekiel 27:14](../../../kjv/ezekiel/27/14) as trading with horses in the fairs of Tyre.

**The book of Nathan ... -**On the “books” here mentioned, see the introduction to Chronicles, the second note.
We hear nothing of Iddo in Kings: but he is mentioned below twice 2Ch 12:15; [2 Chronicles 13:22](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/13/22). In the latter of these passages he is called not “the seer,” but “the prophet.” He seems to have been the author of three works:
(1) Visions against Jeroboam;
(2) A book of genealogies; and
(3) A commentary or history.
According to some, he was identical with Oded, the father of Azariah, who prophesied in the reign of Asa (see the [2 Chronicles 15:1](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/15/1) note).

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