And Solomon answered all her questions: Questions is literally “words,” but most modern versions agree with Revised Standard Version‘s rendering here.

There was nothing hidden from Solomon which he could not explain to her: Hidden in this context means “too difficult” (Good News Translation) or “too hard” (New Living Translation, Revised English Bible). The Hebrew text has two negatives here (nothing and could not). But the basic meaning may be better translated positively in some languages as follows: “he gave her accurate solutions to every problem she posed” or “he explained correctly all of the riddles that she asked him.”

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .