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The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.
The Queen of Sheba
Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan — with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones — she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind.
She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king that he could not explain to her.
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built,
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord, there was no more breath in her.
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.
And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom,
But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.
but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard.
How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”
Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”
Moreover, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir a very great amount of almug wood and precious stones.
And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day.
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.
Solomon’s Great Wealth
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.
besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land.
Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.
The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with the finest gold.
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.
while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.
All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days.
All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon.
King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.
Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift — articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
And Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders received them from Kue at a price.
A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king’s traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.