And when the queen of Sheba
heard
of the fame
of Solomon
concerning the name
of the LORD
, she came
to prove
him with hard questions
.
And she came to Jerusalem
with a very
great
train
, with camels
that bare
spices
, and very
much
gold
, 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
: there was not any thing
hid
from the king
, which he told
her not.
And when the queen of Sheba
had seen
all Solomon's
wisdom
, 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
, and his cupbearers
, and his ascent
by which he went up
unto the house
of the LORD
; there was no more spirit
in her.
And she said to the king
, It was a true
report
that I heard
in mine own land
of thy acts
and of thy wisdom
.
Howbeit I believed not the words
, until I came
, and mine eyes
had seen
it : and, behold, the half
was not told
me: thy wisdom
and prosperity
exceedeth
the fame
which I heard
.
Happy are thy men
, happy
are these thy servants
, which stand
continually
before
thee, and that hear
thy wisdom
.
Blessed be the LORD
thy God
, which delighted
in thee, to set
thee on the throne
of Israel
: because the LORD
loved
Israel
for ever
, therefore made
he thee king
, to do
judgment
and justice
.
And she gave the king
an hundred
and twenty
talents
of gold
, and of spices
very
great store
, and precious
stones
: there came
no more such
abundance
of spices
as these which the queen
of Sheba
gave
to king
Solomon
.
And the navy also of Hiram
, that brought
gold
from Ophir
, brought in
from Ophir
great
plenty
of almug
trees
, and precious
stones
.
And the king made
of the almug
trees
pillars
for the house
of the LORD
, and for the king's
house
, harps
also and psalteries
for singers
: there came
no such almug
trees
, nor were seen
unto this day
.
And king Solomon
gave
unto the queen
of Sheba
all her desire
, whatsoever she asked
, beside that which Solomon
gave
her of his royal
bounty
. So she turned
and went
to her own country
, she and her servants
.
Now the weight of gold
that came
to Solomon
in one
year
was six
hundred
threescore
and six
talents
of gold
,
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick
of the spice merchants
, and of all the kings
of Arabia
, and of the governors
of the country
.
And king Solomon
made
two hundred
targets
of beaten
gold
: six
hundred
shekels of gold
went
to one
target
.
And he made three hundred
shields
of beaten
gold
; three
pound
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 the best
gold
.
The throne had six
steps
, and the top
of the throne
was round
behind
: and there were stays
on either side on the place
of the seat
, and two
lions
stood
beside
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 king Solomon's
drinking
vessels
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 nothing
accounted
of in the days
of Solomon
.
For the king had at sea
a navy
of Tharshish
with the navy
of Hiram
: once
in three
years
came
the navy
of Tharshish
, bringing
gold
, and silver
, ivory
, and apes
, and peacocks
.
So king Solomon
exceeded
all the kings
of the earth
for riches
and for wisdom
.
And all the earth sought
to
Solomon
, to hear
his wisdom
, which God
had put
in his heart
.
And they brought every man
his present
, vessels
of silver
, and vessels
of gold
, and garments
, and armour
, and spices
, horses
, and mules
, a rate
year
by year
.
And Solomon gathered together
chariots
and horsemen
: and he had a thousand
and four
hundred
chariots
, and twelve
thousand
horsemen
, whom he bestowed
in the cities
for chariots
, and with the king
at Jerusalem
.
And the king made
silver
to be in Jerusalem
as stones
, and cedars
made
he to be as the sycomore trees
that are in the vale
, for abundance
.
And Solomon had horses
brought
out of Egypt
, and linen yarn
: the king's
merchants
received
the linen yarn
at a price
.
And a chariot came up
and went out
of Egypt
for six
hundred
shekels of silver
, and an horse
for an hundred
and fifty
: and so for all the kings
of the Hittites
, and for the kings
of Syria
, did they bring them out
by their means
.