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
.
And Solomon told
her all her questions
: and there was nothing hid
from Solomon
which he told
her not.
And when the queen of Sheba
had seen
the wisdom
of Solomon
, and the house
that 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.
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
:
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
.
Happy are thy men
, and happy
are these thy servants
, which stand
continually
before
thee, and hear
thy 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
.
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
.
And the servants also of Huram
, and the servants
of Solomon
, which brought
gold
from Ophir
, brought
algum
trees
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
.
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
.
Now the weight of gold
that came
to Solomon
in one
year
was six
hundred
and threescore
and six
talents
of gold
;
Beside that which chapmen and merchants
brought
. And all the kings
of Arabia
and governors
of the country
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
.
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
.
Moreover 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
:
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
.
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
.
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
.
And king Solomon
passed
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
.
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
.
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
.
And he reigned over all the kings
from the river
even unto the land
of the Philistines
, and to the border
of Egypt
.
And the king made
silver
in Jerusalem
as stones
, and cedar trees
made
he as the sycomore trees
that are in the low plains
in abundance
.
And they brought unto Solomon
horses
out of Egypt
, and out of all 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
?
And 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.