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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.
She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.
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.
Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built,
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built,
she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.
I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told.
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.
How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”
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.”
The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.)
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for, besides all the customary gifts he had so generously given. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land.
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.
This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.
not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.
Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.
Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.
The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.
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.
There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!
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.
All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!
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.
So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.
King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him.
The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift — articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.