Matthew 12:42

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.

The queen {G938} of the south {G3558} shall rise up {G1453} in {G1722} the judgment {G2920} with {G3326} this {G5026} generation {G1074}, and {G2532} shall condemn {G2632} it {G846}: for {G3754} she came {G2064} from {G1537} the uttermost parts {G4009} of the earth {G1093} to hear {G191} the wisdom {G4678} of Solomon {G4672}; and {G2532}, behold {G2400}, a greater than {G4119} Solomon {G4672} is here {G5602}.

The Queen of the South will stand up at the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Shlomo, but what is here now is greater than Shlomo.

The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 10:1 (12 votes)

    ¶ And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

  • 1 Kings 10:13 (12 votes)

    And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:1 (10 votes)

    ¶ And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:12 (10 votes)

    And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

  • Hebrews 1:2 (7 votes)

    Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

  • Hebrews 1:4 (7 votes)

    ¶ Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

  • Luke 11:31 (6 votes)

    The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.