1 N ow when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard 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 he came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and 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 o Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it 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 A nd when the queen of Sheba had seen 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 on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway 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 H owever I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of 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 appy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you 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, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has 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 T hen she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to 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 great quantities of almug wood and precious stones from Ophir.

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 A nd the king made steps of the almug wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like 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 N ow King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. Solomon’s Great Wealth

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 T he weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six 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 traveling merchants, from the income of traders, from all the kings of Arabia, and from 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 A nd King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

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

17 H e also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. 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 pure gold.

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

19 T he throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, 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 each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been 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 gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing 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 merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

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 surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

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

24 N ow all the earth sought 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 E ach man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate 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 A nd Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at 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 in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which 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 had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.

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

29 N ow a chariot that was imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse one hundred and fifty; and thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

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.