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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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
.
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
train,
and
camels that
bore
spices, and
gold in abundance, and precious stones :
and
when
she was
come
to Solomon ,
she
talked
with him of
all that was in
her heart
.
And
Solomon answered
all her questions; nothing
was too
difficult
for
him
to
explain
.
Solomon told
her
all her questions; and
there
was not
anything
hid
from
Solomon
which
he
didn't
tell
her
.
When the queen of Sheba saw
the wisdom of Solomon, the palace
he had built,
When the queen of Sheba had
seen
the wisdom of Solomon, and
the house
that
he had 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
attendance
of his ministers,
and their
clothing
, his
cup
bearers
also,
and their
clothing,
and
his
ascent
by
which
he went
up
to
the house of Yahweh;
there
was
no
more
spirit
in
her.
She said to the king, “The
report I heard in my own country
about
your words
and wisdom is
true
.
She said to the king, It
was
a
true
report that
I heard in my own land
of
your acts,
and of
your
wisdom.
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.
However
I didn't
believe their
words,
until I came ,
and my eyes had
seen
it;
and
, behold,
the
half of the greatness of your wisdom was not
told me :
you exceed
the fame
that
I heard.
How
blessed
are your men !
How
blessed
are these servants of
yours
who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom !
Happy
are your men ,
and
happy
are these your
servants ,
who stand continually before you ,
and hear your wisdom .
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. ”
Blessed be Yahweh
your God, who delighted in you ,
to set you on his throne ,
to be king for Yahweh
your God :
because your God loved Israel ,
to establish them forever, therefore
made he
you king over them ,
to do
justice and righteousness.
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.
She gave the king one
hundred
and
twenty
talents of gold, and
spices in
great
abundance
, and precious stones :
neither
was
there any
such spice
as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
(
The servants of Hiram
and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also
brought algum wood
and precious stones.
The servants also
of Huram,
and the
servants
of Solomon ,
who brought gold from Ophir ,
brought algum trees
and precious stones.
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. )
The king made of
the algum trees
terraces
for the house of Yahweh,
and for the king's
house
, and harps and
psalteries
for the singers :
and
there
were
none
such
seen before
in the land of Judah.
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.
King Solomon gave to
the queen of Sheba all her
desire,
whatever she asked ,
besides
that
which
she had brought to
the king. So
she turned,
and went
to her own land
, she
and
her servants.
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each
year was 666
talents,
Now
the weight of gold that came to Solomon in
one
year was six
hundred
and
sixty-six
talents of
gold
,
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.
besides
that
which
the traders and merchants
brought:
and
all the kings of
Arabia
and the
governors of the country
brought gold and silver to Solomon.
King Solomon made two hundred large
shields
of hammered
gold; six hundred shekels of hammered
gold went into
each
shield
.
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers
of beaten
gold; six hundred [
shekels ]
of beaten
gold went to
one
buckler
.
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.
[
he made ]
three hundred shields 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.
Additionally,
the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
Moreover
the king made a great throne of ivory ,
and overlaid it with pure gold.
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
.
nd
there
were
six steps to
the
throne
, with
a footstool of gold ,
which
were fastened
to
the
throne,
and
stays
on either
side
by
the
place
of the seat, and
two
lions
standing beside the
stays
.
Twelve lions stood on the six steps ,
one
at
either
end
of
each
step.
Nothing like this
had
ever
been
made for
any kingdom.
Twelve lions stood there
on the one
side
and
on
the
other
on
the
six steps :
there
was
nothing like it
made in
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.
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 :
silver was nothing accounted
of
in the days of Solomon.
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.
For the king had ships that went to
Tarshish
with the
servants of
Huram;
once every three years came
the ships of Tarshish ,
bringing
gold, and
silver, ivory, and
apes, and peacocks.
So King Solomon surpassed
all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
So king Solomon exceeded
all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
All the kings of the earth sought an
audience
with
Solomon to hear the
wisdom that
God had put in his heart.
All the kings of the earth sought the
presence
of
Solomon ,
to hear his
wisdom ,
which
God had put in his heart.
Year
after
year,
each
visitor
would
bring
his tribute :
articles
of silver and gold, clothing, weapons
, spices, horses, and mules.
They
brought
every
man
his tribute ,
vessels
of silver ,
and vessels
of
gold, and
clothing, armor
, and
spices, horses, and mules ,
a
rate
year
by
year
.
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.
Solomon had four
thousand
stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve
thousand
horsemen
, that
he bestowed
in the chariot cities ,
and with the
king
at
Jerusalem.
He reigned
over all the kings from the Euphrates
to the land of the Philistines, as
far
as
the border of Egypt.
He ruled
over all the kings from the River
even
to the land of the Philistines, and
to
the border of Egypt.
The king made silver as
common
in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar
as
abundant
as sycamore in the foothills
.
The king made silver to
be
in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars
made
he
to
be
as the
sycamore trees
that
are
in the lowland,
for
abundance
.
Solomon’s
horses were
imported
from
Egypt and from
all the
lands.
They
brought
horses for
Solomon
out
of
Egypt ,
and out
of
all lands.
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?
Now
the rest of the acts of Solomon, first
and
last
, aren't
they written in the history
of Nathan the prophet, and
in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the
son of Nebat?
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
And
Solomon rested
with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David.
And his son Rehoboam
reigned in his place.
Solomon slept
with his fathers ,
and he
was buried in the city of David
his father :
and Rehoboam
his son reigned in his place.
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