1 N ow when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was on her heart.

And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and came to Jerusalem to prove Solomon with enigmas; with a very great train, and camels that bore spices and gold in great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke with him of all that was in her heart.

2 S olomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her.

And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of, and there was not a thing hidden from Solomon that he did not explain to her.

3 W hen the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house which he had built,

And when the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

4 t he food at his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers and their attire, his cupbearers and their attire, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, she was breathless.

and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants and their apparel, and his cupbearers and their apparel, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.

5 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 mine own land of thine affairs and of thy wisdom;

6 N evertheless I did not believe their reports until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You surpass the report that I heard.

but I gave no credit to their words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the report that I heard.

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

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!

8 B lessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the Lord your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king to Jehovah thy God! Because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore did he make thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

9 T hen she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones; neither was there any such spice as that which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

10 T he servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.

(And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought sandal-wood and precious stones.

11 F rom the algum trees the king made steps for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, and lyres and harps for the singers; and none like that was seen before in the land of Judah.

And the king made of the sandal-wood stairs for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. And there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.)

12 K ing Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested besides a return for what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went to her own land with her servants. Solomon’s Wealth and Power

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. And she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.

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

And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

14 b esides that which the traders and merchants brought; and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

besides dealers and merchants brought, and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought of gold and silver to Solomon.

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

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold,—he applied six hundred of beaten gold to one target;

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

and three hundred shields of beaten gold,—he applied three hundred of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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

And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold;

18 T here were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

and the throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold fastened to the throne; and there were arms on each side at the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms;

19 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 kingdom.

20 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; silver was not considered valuable 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 precious gold: silver was not of the least account in the days of Solomon.

21 F or the king had ships which went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.

For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: once in three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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

And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

23 A nd all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

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

24 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 brought every man his present, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and clothing, armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year.

25 N ow Solomon had 4, 000 stalls for horses and chariots and 12, 000 horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

26 H e was the ruler over all the kings from the Euphrates River even to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt.

And he ruled over all the kings from the river as far as the land of the Philistines, and up to the border of Egypt.

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 in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.

28 A nd they were bringing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all countries.

And they brought to Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.

29 N ow the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

And the rest of the acts of Solomon first and last, are they not written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

30 S olomon reigned forty years in Jerusalem over all Israel. Death of Solomon

And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

31 A nd Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David; and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.