1 A nd the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, and cometh to try him with enigmas,

When the queen of Sheba heard about the wisdom Solomon had from the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.

2 a nd she cometh to Jerusalem, with a very great company, camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stone, and she cometh unto Solomon, and speaketh unto him all that hath been with her heart.

She came to Jerusalem and many people came with her. She brought camels carrying spices and much gold and stones of much worth. When she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

3 A nd Solomon declareth to her all her matters -- there hath not been a thing hid from the king that he hath not declared to her.

And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from the king which he could not make plain to her.

4 A nd the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,

The queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the house he had built,

5 a nd the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their clothing, and his butlers, and his burnt-offering that he causeth to ascend in the house of Jehovah, and there hath not been in her any more spirit.

the food on his table, and his many servants seated to eat. She saw those who brought the food and how they were dressed, and those who carried his cups. She saw the steps by which he went up to the house of the Lord. And there was no more spirit in her.

6 A nd she saith unto the king, `True hath been the word that I heard in my land, concerning thy matters and thy wisdom;

She said to the king, “The news was true that I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

7 a nd I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me -- the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard.

But I did not believe the news until I came. Now my eyes have seen it. And half of it was not told to me. You have more wisdom and riches than I heard you had.

8 O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

How happy are your men! How happy are these your servants who stand in front of you always and hear your wisdom!

9 J ehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.

Thanks be to the Lord your God Who was pleased with you and set you on the throne of Israel. Because the Lord loved Israel forever, He has made you king, to do what is fair and right and good.”

10 A nd she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices very many, and precious stone; there came not like that spice any more for abundance that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

Then she gave the king gold weighing as much as 120 small men. She gave him a very large amount of spices and stones of much worth. Never again did so much spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

11 A nd also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone;

The ships of Hiram brought from Ophir gold and very many almug trees and stones of much worth.

12 a nd the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen unto this day.

The king used the almug trees to make pillars for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house. And he used them to make different kinds of harps for the singers. No such almug trees have come in again or have been seen to this day.

13 A nd king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she wanted, whatever she asked, as well as his gifts to her from the king’s riches. Then she and her servants returned to her own land. Solomon’s Riches

14 A nd the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talents of gold,

The gold which came in to Solomon in one year weighed as much as 666 small men,

15 a part from the tourists, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the land.

besides all the gold that came from the traders and all the kings of the Arabs and the leaders of the country.

16 A nd king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold -- six hundred of gold go up on the one target;

King Solomon made 200 large body coverings for battle of beaten gold. For each covering he used 600 pieces of gold.

17 a nd three hundred shields of alloyed gold -- three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them the house of the forest of Lebanon.

And he made 300 coverings of beaten gold, using 150 pieces of gold on each covering. The king put them in the house among the trees of Lebanon.

18 A nd the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with refined gold;

Then the king made a large throne of ivory and covered it with fine gold.

19 s ix steps hath the throne, and a round top to the throne behind it, and hands on this and on that, unto the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,

The throne had six steps, and a round top at its back. There were arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

20 a nd twelve lions are standing there on the six steps, on this and on that; it hath not been made so for any kingdom.

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one on each end. Nothing like it was made for any other king.

21 A nd all the drinking vessels of king Solomon of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon of refined gold -- there are none of silver; it was not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything,

All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold. And all the cups of the house among the trees of Lebanon were made of pure gold. None of them were made of silver. Silver was not thought of as being of much worth in the days of Solomon.

22 f or a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the navy of Tarshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

For the king had a group of ships of Tarshish at sea with the ships of Hiram. Every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.

23 A nd king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom,

So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

24 a nd all the earth is seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God hath put into his heart,

They came from all over the earth to see Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

25 a nd they are bringing each his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, the matter of a year in a year.

Every one of them brought his gift. They brought objects of silver and gold, clothing, objects for fighting in battle, spices, horses and donkeys, so much year by year.

26 A nd Solomon gathereth chariots, and horsemen, and he hath a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placeth them in the cities of the chariot, and with the king in Jerusalem.

Solomon gathered war-wagons and horsemen. He had 1, 400 war-wagons and 12, 000 horsemen. He kept them in the war-wagon cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

27 A nd the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as the sycamores that in the low country, for abundance.

The king made silver as easy to find as stones in Jerusalem. He made cedar trees as easy to find as the sycamore trees of the valley.

28 A nd the outgoing of the horses that king Solomon hath from Egypt, and from Keveh; merchants of the king take from Keveh at a price;

Solomon had horses brought from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue, each for a price.

29 a nd a chariot cometh up and cometh out of Egypt for six hundred silverlings, and a horse for fifty and a hundred, and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Aram; by their hand they bring out.

A war-wagon could be brought from Egypt for 600 pieces of silver, and a horse for 150 pieces of silver. They got them in the same way for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.