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And
when the queen of Sheba heard of
the fame of Solomon, she came to prove
Solomon
with hard
questions at
Jerusalem ,
with a very great
company,
and
camels that
bare
spices, and
gold in abundance, and precious stones :
and
when
she was
come
to Solomon ,
she
communed
with him of
all that was in
her heart
.
Now
when the queen of Sheba heard about
the fame of Solomon, she came to test
him
with difficult
questions .
She
arrived
in
Jerusalem with a very large
caravan—with
camels bearing
spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones .
So
she came
to Solomon and
spoke
with him about
all that was on
her mind
.
And Solomon told
her
all her questions :
and
there
was
nothing hid
from
Solomon
which
he
told
her
not
.
And Solomon answered
all her questions ;
nothing was
too
difficult
for
him
to
explain
.
And
when the queen of Sheba had
seen
the wisdom of Solomon, and
the house
that
he had built,
When the queen of Sheba saw
the wisdom of Solomon, the palace
he had built,
And
the meat
of
his table, and
the sitting
of his servants, and
the attendance
of his ministers,
and their
apparel;
his
cupbearers also
, and their
apparel;
and
his
ascent
by
which
he went
up
into
the house of the LORD ;
there
was
no
more
spirit
in
her.
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
she said to the king, It
was
a
true
report which
I heard in mine
own land
of
thine
acts,
and of
thy
wisdom :
She said to the king, “The
report I heard in my
own country
about
your
words
and wisdom is
true.
Howbeit
I believed
not their
words,
until I came ,
and mine
eyes had
seen
it:
and,
behold
, the
one
half of the greatness of thy
wisdom was not
told me :
for
thou
exceedest
the fame
that
I heard.
But
I did
not believe
the
reports
until I came and saw
with
my
own
eyes .
Indeed
, not
half of the greatness of your
wisdom was told to
me .
You
have
far
exceeded
the report
I heard.
Happy
are thy
men ,
and
happy
are these thy
servants ,
which
stand continually before thee,
and hear thy
wisdom .
How
blessed
are your
men !
How
blessed
are these servants of
yours
who
stand continually before you
and hear your
wisdom !
Blessed be the LORD thy
God, which
delighted in thee
to set thee
on his throne ,
to be king for the LORD thy
God :
because thy
God loved Israel ,
to establish them for
ever
, therefore
made
he thee
king over them ,
to do
judgment
and
justice.
Blessed be the LORD your
God, who
has
delighted in you
to set you
on His throne to be king for the LORD your
God .
Because your
God loved Israel enough
to establish them forever
, He has
made
you
king over them to carry
out
justice and
righteousness
. ”
And
she gave the king an
hundred
and
twenty
talents of gold, and
of spices great
abundance
, and precious stones :
neither
was
there any
such spice
as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
Then
she gave the king 120
talents of gold, a
great
quantity
of spices, and precious stones .
There had
never
been
such spices
as those
the queen of Sheba gave to
King Solomon.
And
the servants also
of Huram,
and the
servants
of Solomon ,
which
brought gold from Ophir ,
brought algum trees
and precious stones.
(
The servants of Hiram
and of Solomon who
brought gold from Ophir also
brought algum wood
and precious stones.
And
the king made of
the algum trees
terraces
to
the house of the LORD ,
and to
the king's
palace, and harps
and psalteries
for singers :
and
there
were
none
such
seen
before in the land of Judah.
The king made the algum 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
anything
like
them
been
seen
in the land of Judah. )
And
king Solomon gave to
the queen of Sheba all her
desire,
whatsoever
she asked ,
beside
that
which
she had brought unto
the king. So
she turned,
and went
away
to her own land
, she
and
her servants.
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever
she
asked —far
more
than
she had brought the king. Then
she left
and returned
to her own country
, along
with
her servants.
Now
the weight of gold that came to Solomon in
one
year was six
hundred
and
threescore
and
six
talents of
gold;
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each
year was 666
talents ,
Beside
that
which
chapmen
and
merchants brought
. And all the kings of
Arabia
and governors of the country
brought gold and silver to Solomon.
not
including
the
revenue
from
the
merchants and
traders
. And all the Arabian
kings and governors of the land
also
brought gold and silver to Solomon.
And
king Solomon made two hundred targets
of beaten
gold :
six hundred shekels of beaten
gold went to
one
target
.
King Solomon made two hundred large
shields
of hammered
gold ;
six hundred shekels of hammered
gold went into
each
shield
.
And
three hundred shields made
he
of beaten
gold :
three hundred shekels of gold went to
one
shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
He
also
made
three hundred small
shields of hammered
gold ;
three hundred shekels of gold went into
each
shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
Moreover
the king made a great throne of ivory ,
and overlaid it with pure gold.
Additionally,
the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
And
there
were
six
steps
to
the throne, with
a footstool of gold ,
which
were
fastened
to the
throne,
and
stays
on each
side
of the sitting
place
, and
two
lions
standing by
the
stays:
The throne had
six
steps
, and
a footstool of gold was
attached
to it.
There
were
armrests
on both
sides
of the seat
, with
a
lion
standing beside
each
armrest.
And
twelve lions stood there
on the one
side
and
on
the
other
upon
the
six steps. There
was
not
the
like made in
any kingdom.
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
all the
drinking
vessels
of
king Solomon
were of
gold, and all the vessels
of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of
pure gold :
none
were
of
silver ;
it was not
any
thing
accounted of
in the days of Solomon.
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.
For the king's
ships went
to
Tarshish with the
servants of
Huram:
every three years once
came
the ships of Tarshish bringing
gold, and
silver, ivory, and
apes, and peacocks.
For the king
had
the
ships of
Tarshish that
went
with Hiram’s
servants ,
and
once
every three years the ships of Tarshish would
arrive
bearing
gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
And
king Solomon passed
all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
So
King Solomon surpassed
all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
And
all the kings of the earth sought the
presence
of
Solomon ,
to hear his
wisdom ,
that God had put in his heart.
All the kings of the earth sought an
audience
with
Solomon to hear the
wisdom that God had put in his heart.
And
they
brought
every
man
his
present
, vessels
of silver ,
and vessels
of
gold, and
raiment
, harness
, and
spices, horses, and mules ,
a
rate
year
by
year
.
Year
after
year
, each
visitor
would
bring
his
tribute:
articles
of silver and gold, clothing
, weapons
, spices, horses, and mules.
And
Solomon had four
thousand
stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve
thousand
horsemen;
whom
he bestowed
in the chariot cities ,
and with the
king
at
Jerusalem.
Solomon had 4,000
stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000
horses,
which
he stationed
in the chariot cities and also
with him
in
Jerusalem.
And
he reigned over all the kings from the river
even
unto
the land of the Philistines, and
to
the border of Egypt.
He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates
to
the land of the Philistines, as
far
as
the border of Egypt.
And
the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees
made
he
as the
sycamore trees
that
are
in the low
plains
in
abundance
.
The king made silver as
common
in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant
as
sycamore in the foothills
.
And
they
brought
unto
Solomon
horses out
of
Egypt ,
and out
of
all lands.
Solomon’s
horses were
imported
from
Egypt and from
all the
lands.
Now
the rest of the acts of Solomon, first
and
last
, are they not written in the book
of Nathan the prophet, and
in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against
Jeroboam the
son of Nebat?
As
for
the rest of the acts of Solomon, from
beginning
to
end
, are they not written in the Records
of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning
Jeroboam son of Nebat?
And
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
And Solomon slept
with his fathers ,
and he
was buried in the city of David
his father :
and Rehoboam
his son reigned in his stead
.
And Solomon rested
with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David.
And his son Rehoboam
reigned in his place
.
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