1 W hen the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon with the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions (problems and riddles).

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.

2 S he came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels bearing spices, very much gold, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she communed with him about all that was in her mind.

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.

3 S olomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king which he failed to explain to her.

And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

4 W hen the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom and skill, the house he had built,

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,

5 T he food of his table, the seating of his officials, the standing at attention of his servants, their apparel, his cupbearers, his ascent by which he went up to the house of the Lord, she was breathless and overcome.

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.

6 S he said to the king, It was a true report I heard in my own land of your acts and sayings and wisdom.

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.

7 I did not believe it until I came and my eyes had seen. Behold, the half was not told me. You have added wisdom and goodness exceeding the fame I heard.

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.

8 H appy are your men! Happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, hearing your wisdom!

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

9 B lessed be the Lord your God, Who delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, He made you king to execute justice and righteousness.

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.

10 A nd she gave the king 120 talents of gold and of spices a very great store and precious stones. Never again came such abundance of spices as these the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

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.

11 T he navy also of Hiram brought from Ophir gold and a great plenty of almug (algum) wood and precious stones.

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

12 O f the almug wood the king made pillars for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, and lyres also and harps for the singers. No such almug wood came again or has been seen to this day.

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.

13 K ing Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she wanted, whatever she asked, besides his gifts to her from his royal bounty. So she returned to her own country, she and her servants.

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.

14 N ow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

15 B esides what the traders brought and the traffic of the merchants and from all the kings and governors of the land of Arabia.

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.

16 K ing Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

17 A nd he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

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.

18 A lso the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with the finest gold.

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

19 T he throne had six steps, and attached at the rear of the top of the throne was a round covering or canopy. On either side of the seat were armrests, and two lions stood beside the armrests.

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.

20 T welve lions stood there, one on either end of each of the six steps; there was nothing like it ever made in any kingdom.

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.

21 A ll King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

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.

22 F or the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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.

23 S o King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom (skill).

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

24 A nd all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his mind.

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

25 E very man brought tribute: vessels of silver and gold, garments, equipment, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

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.

26 S olomon collected chariots and horsemen; he had 1, 400 chariots and 12, 000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

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.

27 T he king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamore trees in the lowlands.

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.

28 S olomon’s horses were brought out of Egypt, and the king’s merchants received them in droves, each at a price.

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 A chariot could be brought out of Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150. And so to all the kings of the Hittites and of Syria they were exported by the king’s merchants.

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.