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and the food on his table. When she saw the council meeting of his officials, the careful attention of his ministers,[a] as well as their attire, his cupbearers, and the whole burnt offerings which he offered at the House of the Lord,[b] it took her breath away.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:5 Literally the sitting of his servants and the standing of his ministers
  2. 1 Kings 10:5 Or the passageway by which he went up to the House of the Lord. Passageway is the main reading in the parallel text in 2 Chronicles 9:4. Whole burnt offerings is the reading of 1 Kings 10:5. The context seems to favor reference to something impressive about the palace.

the food on his table,(A) the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at[a] the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:5 Or the ascent by which he went up to