Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
when
the queen of Sheba heard
about
the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the
LORD
, she
came
to test
him with difficult
questions.
And
the queen of Sheba is
hearing
of
the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah
, and
cometh
to try
him with enigmas,
She arrived
in
Jerusalem with a very large
caravan—with
camels bearing spices, gold in
great
abundance
, and precious stones.
So
she came
to
Solomon and spoke
to
him all that was
on
her mind
.
and
she cometh
to
Jerusalem ,
with a very great
company,
camels bearing spices, and
very
much
gold, and precious stone,
and
she cometh
unto
Solomon ,
and speaketh
unto
him all that hath
been
with
her heart
.
And Solomon answered
all her questions;
nothing
was
too
difficult
for
the king to explain
.
And Solomon declareth
to
her
all her matters
--
there
hath
not
been
a
thing
hid
from
the king that
he
hath
not
declared
to her
.
When
the queen of Sheba saw
all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace
he had
built,
And
the queen of Sheba seeth
all the wisdom of Solomon, and
the house
that
he built,
the food at
his table, the seating
of his servants, the
service
and attire
of his attendants
and cupbearers
, and the
burnt offerings
he presented
at
the house of the
LORD
, it
took
her breath
away
.
and
the food of
his table, and
the sitting
of his servants, and the
standing
of his ministers,
and their
clothing
, and his
butlers,
and
his
burnt -offering
that
he causeth
to
ascend
in
the house of Jehovah
, and
there
hath
not
been
in
her any
more
spirit
.
She said
to
the king, “
The report
I heard in my own
country
about
your
words
and wisdom is
true.
And
she saith
unto
the king, `True
hath
been
the word
that
I heard in my land,
concerning
thy
matters
and thy
wisdom ;
But
I did
not
believe
these
things
until
I came
and saw
with
my own
eyes .
Indeed
, not
even
half
was told
to me .
Your
wisdom and prosperity
have
far
exceeded
the report I heard.
and
I gave
no
credence
to
the
words
till
that
I have
come,
and my eyes see
, and
lo,
it
was not
declared
to me --
the
half;
thou
hast
added
wisdom and goodness
unto
the report that
I heard.
How
blessed
are
your
men !
How
blessed
are
these
servants
of yours
who stand
continually
before you
and
hear
your
wisdom!
O
the
happiness
of
thy
men ,
O
the
happiness
of thy
servants
--
these
--
who are
standing
before thee
continually,
who
are
hearing
thy
wisdom!
Blessed
be
the
LORD
your
God ,
who has
delighted in you
to set
you
on the throne of Israel .
Because
of
the
LORD’s
eternal
love
for
Israel ,
He has
made
you
king to carry
out
justice
and righteousness. ”
Jehovah
thy
God is
blessed
who delighted in thee,
to put
thee
on the throne of Israel ;
in
Jehovah's
loving
Israel to
the
age
He doth
set
thee
for
king ,
to do
judgment
and righteousness.
Then
she gave
the king 120
talents of gold, a
great
quantity
of
spices, and precious stones.
Never
again
was
such
an
abundance of
spices
brought
in
as
those
the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
And
she giveth
to
the king a
hundred
and
twenty
talents of gold, and
spices very
many
, and precious stone;
there
came
not
like
that
spice
any
more
for
abundance that
the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
(
The fleet
of Hiram that brought
gold from Ophir also
brought from Ophir a
great
cargo
of
almug wood
and precious stones.
And
also,
the navy
of Hiram that bore
gold from Ophir ,
brought in
from Ophir almug -trees
very
many,
and precious stone;
The king made
the almug wood
into
steps
for the house of the
LORD
and for the king’s
palace
, and into
lyres
and
harps for the
singers .
Never
before
had
such almug wood
been
brought
in
, nor has
such
been seen to
this day. )
and
the king maketh
the almug -trees
a
support
for the house of Jehovah,
and for the house
of
the
king
, and harps and
psalteries
for singers ;
there
have
not
come
such almug -trees
, nor have
there
been seen `such'
unto
this day.
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she
desired—whatever
she asked —besides
what
he had
given
her out
of his
royal
bounty.
Then
she left
and returned
to her own
country
, along
with
her servants.
And
king Solomon gave to
the queen of Sheba all her
desire
that
she asked ,
apart
from
that
which
he gave
to
her as
a
memorial
of king
Solomon,
and
she turneth
and goeth
to her land
, she
and
her servants.
The weight of gold that came
to Solomon each
year was
666
talents,
And
the weight of the
gold that hath
come
to Solomon in
one
year is
six
hundred
sixty
and
six
talents of
gold
,
not
including
the
revenue
from the merchants
, traders
, and all the Arabian
kings and governors of the land.
apart
from `that
of'
the tourists
, and
of
the
traffic
of
the
merchants
, and of
all the kings of
Arabia,
and of
the
governors of the land.
King Solomon made
two hundred large
shields
of hammered
gold ;
six hundred shekels
of gold went
into
each
shield.
And
king Solomon maketh
two hundred targets
of alloyed
gold --
six hundred of gold go
up
on
the
one
target;
He
also
made
three hundred small
shields of hammered
gold ;
three minas
of gold went
into
each
shield .
And the king put
them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
and
three hundred shields of alloyed
gold --
three pounds
of gold go
up
on
the
one
shield ;
and the king putteth
them `
in '
the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Additionally,
the king made
a great throne of ivory and overlaid
it with pure
gold .
And
the king maketh
a great throne of ivory ,
and overlayeth
it with refined
gold ;
The
throne
had
six steps, and its
back
had
a rounded
top .
There
were
armrests
on both
sides
of the seat
, with
a
lion
standing beside
each
armrest.
six steps hath
the
throne
, and a round
top `is'
to
the
throne
behind
it,
and
hands
`are'
on this
`side'
and
on
that,
unto
the
place
of the sitting
, and
two
lions
are
standing near
the
hands,
Twelve lions stood
on the six steps, one
at
either
end
of
each
step.
Nothing
like
this had
ever
been made for any kingdom.
and
twelve lions are
standing
there
on the six steps, on
this `side'
and
on
that;
it
hath
not
been made so
for any kingdom.
All King
Solomon’s
drinking cups
were
gold, and all the utensils
of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were
pure
gold .
There was
no
silver ,
because
it was accounted
as
nothing
in the days of Solomon .
And
all the
drinking vessels
of
king
Solomon
`are'
of
gold, and all the vessels
of the house of the forest of Lebanon `are'
of
refined
gold --
there are
none
of
silver ;
it was not
reckoned
in the days of Solomon for
anything,
For the
king
had
the
ships
of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s
fleet,
and
once every
three years the ships
of Tarshish would
arrive
bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
for a
navy
of Tarshish hath
the
king
at sea with a
navy
of
Hiram;
once in
three years cometh
the navy
of Tarshish ,
bearing gold, and
silver, ivory, and
apes, and peacocks.
So
King Solomon surpassed
all
the kings of the earth in
riches and wisdom .
And
king Solomon is
greater
than
any
of
the kings of the earth for
riches and for
wisdom ,
The whole
world
sought
an
audience
with
Solomon to hear the
wisdom that God had
put in
his heart .
and
all
the earth
is
seeking
the
presence
of
Solomon ,
to hear his
wisdom that God hath
put into
his heart ,
Year
after
year,
each visitor
would
bring
his tribute:
articles
of silver and gold, clothing
, weapons
, spices, horses, and mules.
and
they
are
bringing
each his present,
vessels
of silver ,
and vessels
of
gold, and
garments
, and
armour
, and
spices, horses, and mules ,
the
matter
of
a
year
in
a
year
.
Solomon accumulated
1,400
chariots and 12
, 000
horses
, which
he stationed
in the chariot
cities and also
with him
in Jerusalem.
And
Solomon gathereth
chariots ,
and horsemen
, and
he
hath
a
thousand
and
four
hundred
chariots
, and
twelve
thousand
horsemen,
and
he placeth
them
in the cities of
the
chariot,
and with the
king
in Jerusalem.
The king made
silver as
common
in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar
as
abundant
as sycamore
in the foothills
.
And
the king maketh
the
silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the
cedars
he
hath
made
as the
sycamores
that
`are'
in the low
country,
for
abundance
.
Solomon’s
horses were
imported
from Egypt and Kue
; the
royal
merchants purchased
them
from Kue.
And
the
outgoing
of
the
horses that
king
Solomon
hath
`is'
from Egypt ,
and from
Keveh
; merchants of
the
king
take
from Keveh
at
a
price;
A chariot could
be
imported
from
Egypt for six hundred shekels
of
silver
, and a horse for a hundred and
fifty.
Likewise
, they
exported
them
to
all the kings of the Hittites and to
the kings of Aram.
and
a chariot cometh
up
and
cometh
out
of
Egypt for six hundred silverlings
, and a horse for fifty
and
a hundred, and
so
for
all the kings of the Hittites ,
and for
the kings of Aram ;
by
their
hand
they
bring
out
.
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