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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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
the queen of Sheba hath
heard of
the fame of Solomon, and
cometh
in
to try
Solomon
with acute
sayings,
to
Jerusalem ,
with a very great
company,
and
camels bearing spices and
gold in abundance, and precious stone;
and
she cometh
in
unto
Solomon ,
and speaketh
with him all that hath
been
with
her heart,
And Solomon answered
all her questions;
nothing
was
too
difficult
for
him
to explain
.
and Solomon declareth
to
her
all her matters,
and
there
hath
not
been
hid
a
thing
from
Solomon
that
he
hath
not
declared
to her
.
When
the queen of Sheba saw
the wisdom of Solomon, the palace
he had
built,
And
the queen of Sheba seeth
the wisdom of Solomon, and
the house
that
he hath
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
stewards,
and
their
clothing,
an
his
burnt -offering
that
he offered
up
in
the house of Jehovah
, and
there
hath
not
been
any
more
spirit
in
her.
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
`is'
the word
that
I heard in my land
concerning
thy
matters
and concerning
thy
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.
and
I have
given
no
credence
to
their
words,
till
that
I have
come,
and mine
eyes see
, and
lo,
there
hath
not been
declared
to
me
the
half of the abundance
of thy
wisdom --
thou
hast
added
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 ,
and
the
happiness
of thy
servants
--
these
--
who are
standing
before thee
continually,
and hearing
thy
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. ”
Let
Jehovah
thy
God be
blessed
who hath
delighted in thee,
to put
thee
on His throne for
king for Jehovah
thy
God ;
in
the
love
of
thy
God to
Israel ,
to establish it
to
the
age
, He hath
put
thee
over them for
king,
to do
judgment
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.
And
she giveth
to
the king a
hundred
and
twenty
talents of gold, and
spices in
great
abundance
, and precious stone;
and
there hath
not
been any
such spice
as the queen of Sheba hath
given
to king Solomon.
(The
servants of Hiram
and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also
brought algum wood
and precious stones
.
And
also,
servants of Huram,
and servants
of Solomon ,
who brought in
gold from Ophir ,
have
brought in
algum -trees
and precious stone
.
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
the king maketh
the algum -trees
staircases
for the house of Jehovah,
and for the house
of
the
king
, and harps and
psalteries
for singers ;
and
there
have
been none
seen like
these
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.
And
king Solomon hath
given
to
the queen of Sheba all her
desire
that
she asked ,
apart
from
that
which
she had brought unto
the king ,
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 is
coming
to Solomon in
one
year is
six
hundred
and
sixty
and
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.
apart
from `what'
the tourists,
and the
merchants,
are
bringing
in;
and all the kings of
Arabia,
and the
governors of the land ,
are
bringing
in
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.
And
king Solomon maketh
two hundred targets
of alloyed
gold ,
six hundred `
shekels '
of alloyed
gold he
causeth
to
go
up
on
the
one
target;
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.
and
three hundred shields of alloyed
gold ,
three hundred `
shekels '
of gold he
causeth
to
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 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.
and
six steps `are'
to
the
throne
, and a footstool of gold ,
to the
throne
they
are
fastened,
and
hands
`are'
on this
`side'
and
on
that
on
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 --
silver is
not
reckoned
in the days of Solomon for
anything;
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 ships of the
king
are
going
to
Tarshish ,
with servants of
Huram:
once in
three years come
do
the ships of Tarshish bearing gold, and
silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
So
King Solomon surpassed
all
the kings of the earth in
riches and wisdom .
And
king Solomon becometh
greater
than
any
of
the kings of the earth for
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 .
and
all the kings of the earth are
seeking
the
presence
of
Solomon to hear his
wisdom that God hath
put in 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
in
each his present,
vessels
of silver ,
and vessels
of
gold, and
garments
, harness
, 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.
And
there
are
to
Solomon four
thousand
stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve
thousand
horsemen
, and
he placed
them
in cities
of
the chariot ,
and with the
king
in Jerusalem.
He reigned
over all the kings from the Euphrates
to
the land of the Philistines, as
far
as
the border of Egypt.
And
he is
ruling
over all the kings from the River
even
unto
the land of the Philistines, and
unto
the border of Egypt.
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 sycamores,
that
`are'
in the low
country,
for
abundance,
Solomon’s
horses were
imported
from Egypt and from all the lands.
and
they
are
bringing
out
horses from Egypt to
Solomon,
and from all the 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?
And
the rest of the matters
of Solomon, the
first
and
the
last
, are they not written beside
the matters
of Nathan the prophet, and
beside
the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and with
the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
Solomon reigned
in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years .
And
Solomon reigneth
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
.
and Solomon lieth
with his fathers ,
and they
bury
him
in the city of David
his father ,
and reign
doth
Rehoboam
his son in his stead
.
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