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The Book of 1st Kings
Chapter 10


1st Kings
Chapter 10


1 Now when the queen of
Sheba heard of the fame of
Solomon concerning the
name of YAHWEH, she
came to test him with hard
questions.
2 She came to Jerusalem
with a very great retinue,
with camels bearing spices,
and very much gold, and
precious stones; and when
she came to Solomon, she
told him all that was on her
mind.
3 And Solomon answered
all her questions; there was
nothing hidden from the
king which he could not
explain to her.
4 And when the queen of
Sheba had seen all the
wisdom of Solomon, the
house that he had built,
5 the food of his table, the
seating of his officials, and
the attendance of his
servants, their clothing, his
cupbearers, and his burnt
offerings which he offered
at the house of YAHWEH,
there was no more spirit in
her.
6 And she said to the king,
"The report was true which
I heard in my own land of
your affairs and of your
wisdom,
7 but I did not believe the
reports until I came and my
own eyes had seen it; and,
behold, the half was not
told me; your wisdom and
prosperity surpass the
report which I heard.
8 Happy are your wives!
Happy are these your
servants, who continually
stand before you and hear
your wisdom!
9 Blessed be YAHWEH
your God, who has
delighted in you and set
you on the throne of Israel!
Because YAHWEH loved
Israel for ever, he has made
you king, that you may
execute justice and
righteousness."
10 Then she gave the king
a hundred and twenty
talents of gold, and a very
great quantity of spices,
and precious stones; never
again came such an
abundance of spices as
these which the queen of
Sheba gave to King
Solomon.
11 Moreover the fleet of
Hiram, which brought gold
from Ophir, brought from
Ophir a very great amount
of almug wood and
precious stones.
12 And the king made of
the almug wood supports
for the house of
YAHWEH, and for the king's
house, lyres also and harps
for the singers; no such
almug wood has come or
been seen, to this day.
13 And King Solomon
gave to the queen of Sheba
all that she desired,
whatever she asked besides
what was given her by the
bounty of King Solomon.
So she turned and went
back to her own land, with
her servants.
14 Now the weight of
gold that came to Solomon
in one year was six
hundred and sixty-six
talents of gold,
15 besides that which
came from the traders and
from the traffic of the
merchants, and from all the
kings of Arabia and from
the governors of the land.
16 King Solomon made
two hundred large shields
of beaten gold; six hundred
shekels of gold went into
each shield.
17 And he made three
hundred shields of beaten
gold; three minas of gold
went into each shield; and
the king put them in the
House of the Forest of
Lebanon.
18 The king also made a
great ivory throne, and
overlaid it with the finest
gold.
19 The throne had six
steps, and at the back of
the throne was a calf's
head, and on each side of
the seat were arm rests and
two lions standing beside
the arm rests,
20 while twelve lions
stood there, one on each
end of a step on the six
steps. The like of it was
never made in any
kingdom.
21 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 not considered as
anything in the days of
Solomon.
22 For 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
used to come bringing
gold, silver, ivory, apes,
and peacocks.
23 Thus King Solomon
excelled all the kings of the
earth in riches and in
wisdom.
24 And the whole earth
sought the presence of
Solomon to hear his
wisdom, which God had
put into his mind.
25 Every one of them
brought his present, articles
of silver and gold,
garments, myrrh, spices,
horses, and mules, so much
year by year.
26 And Solomon gathered
together chariots and
horsemen; he had fourteen
hundred chariots and
twelve thousand horsemen,
whom he stationed in the
chariot cities and with the
king in Jerusalem.

























27 And the king made
silver as common in
Jerusalem as stone, and he
made cedar as plentiful as
the sycamore of the
Shephelah.
28 And Solomon's import
of horses was from Egypt
and Kue, and the king's
traders received them from
Kue at a price.




























29 A chariot could be
imported from Egypt for
six hundred shekels of
silver, and a horse for a
hundred and fifty; and so
through the king's traders
they were exported to all
the kings of the Hittites
and the kings of Syria.
Chronicles or
Kings


2 Chronicles 9:1 Now
when the queen of Sheba
heard of the fame of
Solomon she came to
Jerusalem to test him with
hard questions, having a
very great retinue and
camels bearing spices and
very much gold and
precious stones. When she
came to Solomon, she told
him all that was on her
mind.
2 Chronicles 9:2 And
Solomon answered all her
questions; there was
nothing hidden from
Solomon which he could
not explain to her.
2 Chronicles 9:3 And
when the queen of Sheba
had seen the wisdom of
Solomon, the house that he
had built,
2 Chronicles 9:4 the food
of his table, the seating of
his officials, and the
attendance of his servants,
and their clothing, his
cupbearers, and their
clothing, and his burnt
offerings which he offered
at the house of YAHWEH,
there was no more spirit in
her.
2 Chronicles 9:5 And she
said to the king, "The
report was true which I
heard in my own land of
your affairs and of your
wisdom,
2 Chronicles 9:6 but I did
not believe the reports until
I came and my own eyes
had seen it; and behold,
half the greatness of your
wisdom was not told me;
you surpass the report
which I heard.
2 Chronicles 9:7 Happy
are your wives! Happy are
these your servants, who
continually stand before
you and hear your wisdom!
2 Chronicles 9:8 Blessed
be YAHWEH your God,
who has delighted in you
and set you on his throne
as king for YAHWEH your
God! Because your God
loved Israel and would
establish them for ever, he
has made you king over
them, that you may execute
justice and righteousness."
2 Chronicles 9:9 Then she
gave the king a hundred
and twenty talents of gold,
and a very great quantity of
spices, and precious stones:
there were no spices such
as those which the queen of
Sheba gave to King
Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:10
Moreover the servants of
Huram and the servants of
Solomon, who brought
gold from Ophir, brought
algum wood and precious
stones.
2 Chronicles 9:11 And the
king made of the algum
wood steps for the house
of YAHWEH and for the
king's house, lyres also and
harps for the singers; there
never was seen the like of
them before in the land of
Judah.
2 Chronicles 9:12 And
King Solomon gave to the
queen of Sheba all that she
desired, whatever she
asked besides what she had
brought to the king. So she
turned and went back to
her own land, with her
servants.
2 Chronicles 9:13 Now
the weight of gold that
came to Solomon in one
year was six hundred and
sixty-six talents of gold,
2 Chronicles 9:14 besides
that which the traders and
merchants brought; and all
the kings of Arabia and the
governors of the land
brought gold and silver to
Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:15 King
Solomon made two
hundred large shields of
beaten gold; six hundred
shekels of beaten gold went
into each shield.
2 Chronicles 9:16 And he
made three hundred shields
of beaten gold; three
hundred shekels of gold
went into each shield; and
the king put them in the
House of the Forest of
Lebanon.
2 Chronicles 9:17 The
king also made a great
ivory throne, and overlaid
it with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 9:18 The
throne had six steps and a
footstool of gold, which
were attached to the
throne, and on each side of
the seat were arm rests and
two lions standing beside
the arm rests,
2 Chronicles 9:19 while
twelve lions stood there,
one on each end of a step
on the six steps. The like of
it was never made in any
kingdom.
2 Chronicles 9:20 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; silver was not
considered as anything in
the days of Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:21 For the
king's ships went to
Tarshish with the servants
of Huram; once every three
years the ships of Tarshish
used to come bringing
gold, silver, ivory, apes,
and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 9:22 Thus
King Solomon excelled all
the kings of the earth in
riches and in wisdom.
2 Chronicles 9:23 And all
the kings of the earth
sought the presence of
Solomon to hear his
wisdom, which God had
put into his mind.
2 Chronicles 9:24 Every
one of them brought his
present, articles of silver
and of gold, garments,
myrrh, spices, horses, and
mules, so much year by
year.
2 Chronicles 9:25 And
Solomon had four
thousand stalls for horses
and chariots, and twelve
thousand horsemen, whom
he stationed in the chariot
cities and with the king in
Jerusalem.



2 Chronicles 9:26 And he
ruled over all the kings
from the Euphrates to the
land of the Philistines, and
to the border of Egypt.



2 Chronicles 9:27 And the
king made silver as
common in Jerusalem as
stone, and cedar as
plentiful as the sycamore of
the Shephelah.
2 Chronicles 9:28 And
horses were imported for
Solomon from Egypt and
from all lands.




2 Chronicles 9:29 Now the
rest of the acts of
Solomon, from first to last,
are they not written in the
history 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?
2 Chronicles 9:30
Solomon reigned in
Jerusalem over all Israel
forty years.
2 Chronicles 9:31 And
Solomon slept with his
fathers, and was buried in
the city of David his father;
and Rehoboam his son
reigned in his stead.
Samuel



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