1 N ow when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with difficult questions.

¶ And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with enigmas.

2 S o she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore 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; nothing was hidden from the king which he did not explain to her.

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

4 W hen the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that 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 servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.

likewise the food of his table and the sitting of his slaves and the attendance of his ministers and their apparel, and his butlers and his burnt offering which he sacrificed in the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.

6 T hen she said to the king, “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of thy words and of thy wisdom.

7 N evertheless I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.

But I did not believe it until I came, and my eyes have seen that not even the half was told me. Thy wisdom and good exceeds the fame which I heard.

8 H ow blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.

Blessed are thy men, blessed are these thy slaves, who stand continually before thee and that hear thy wisdom.

9 B lessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel; because the LORD has always loved Israel, therefore he made thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

10 S he gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great store of spices and precious stones; never again did there come such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

11 A lso the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a very great number of almug trees and precious stones.

And the navy of Hiram, that had brought the gold from Ophir, also brought in from Ophir a great plenty of brazil wood and precious stones.

12 T he king made of the almug trees supports for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also lyres and harps for the singers; such almug trees have not come in again nor have they been seen to this day.

And the king made of the brazil wood banisters for the house of the LORD and for the king’s houses, harps also and psalteries for the singers; there never had been such brazil wood, nor was it seen again unto this day.

13 K ing Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested, besides what he gave her according to his royal bounty. Then she turned and went to her own land together with her servants. Wealth, Splendor and Wisdom

And King Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her slaves.

14 N ow the weight of gold which came in 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 and sixty-six talents of gold,

15 b esides that from the traders and the wares of the merchants and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the country.

besides what he had from the merchantmen and from the trade of the spice merchants and from all the kings of Arabia and from the princes of the land.

16 K ing Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

17 H e made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Likewise he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

18 M oreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold.

The king also made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with the purest gold.

19 T here were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

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 were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other 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 other kingdom.

21 A ll 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 was of silver; it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.

And all King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and likewise all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for in the days of Solomon it was not esteemed.

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

For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram; once every three years the navy of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

23 S o King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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

24 A ll the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

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

25 T hey brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

And they each one brought his presents each year, vessels of gold and vessels of silver and garments and arms and spices, horses, and mules.

26 N ow Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had 1, 400 chariots and 12, 000 horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he put in the cities of the chariots and with the king at Jerusalem.

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

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

28 A lso Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s merchants procured them from Kue for a price.

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt and linen yarn, for the king’s merchants bought the horses and yarn.

29 A chariot was imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150; and by the same means they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of the Arameans.

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty, and so by their hand they supplied all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.