“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company and camels that bear spices and gold in abundance and precious stones. And when she…”
2 Chronicles 9
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1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bear spices and gold in abundance, and precious stones. And when she…”
“And when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem and with a very great company, and camels that bear spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she…”
2And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.
“And Solomon told her all her questions. And there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.”
“And Solomon told her all her questions, and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.”
“And Solomon told her all her questions. And there was nothing hidden from Solomon which he told her not.”
“and Solomon told her all of her questions. There was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.”
3When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
“And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon and the house that he had built”
“and when the Queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,”
“And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon and the house that he had built”
“And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,”
“And when the Queen of Sheba. Had seen all the wisdom. Of Solomon. And the house that he had built.”
4the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
“and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their apparel, and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord, there was…”
“and the meat of his table and the sitting of his servants and the attendance of his ministers and their apparel, his cup bearers also and their apparel and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord, there was no…”
“and the meat or the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their apparel, and the ascent by which he went up into the house of the…”
“and the meat of his table and the sitting of his servants and the attendance of his servants and their apparel and his cupbearers and their apparel and his assent by which he went into the house of the Lord there was no more…”
5She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
“Then 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 which I heard in mine own land of thine acts and of thy wisdom.”
“And she said to the king. It was a true report. That I heard in mine own land. Of thine acts. And of thy wisdom.”
6But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
“I believed not their words until I came and mine eyes have seen it. And behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me, for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.”
7How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
“Happy are thy men and happy are these thy servants which stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom.”
“Happy are your men and happy are these your servants who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.”
“Happy are thy men and happy are these thy servants which stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom.”
“Happy. Are thy men. Happy are these. Thy servants. Which stand continually. Before thee. And hear. Thy wisdom.”
8Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness."
“Blessed be the Lord thy God which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne to be king for the Lord thy God, because thy God loved Israel to establish them forever. Therefore made he thee king over them to do judgment and…”
9Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
“And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold and of spices, great abundance and precious stones. Neither was there any such spice as the Queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.”
10(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
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11The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king's palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)
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12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
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13The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
“Now, the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.”
“The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was 666 talents of gold.”
“Now, the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 603 score and 6 talents of gold.”
14not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
“beside that which the Chapman and merchants brought and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon,.”
15King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
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16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
“three hundred shields, made he have beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.”
17Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
“Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.”
18The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
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19Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
“Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps. Nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.”
20All King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
“All Solomon's drinking vessels were gold and all the vessels in 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.”
21For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram's servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
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22So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
“and King Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.”
23All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
“and all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God had put in his heart.”
“And the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God had put in his heart.”
“all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom. That God, that God had put in his heart.”
24Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
“Each man brought his present articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses and mules at a set rate year by year.”
“they brought every man his present vessels of silver and vessels of gold and raiment, harness and spices, horses and mules of rate year by year.”
25Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
“And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots and twelve thousand horsemen whom he bestowed in the chariot cities with the king at Jerusalem.”
26He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
“and he reigned over all the kings from the river, even unto the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.”
27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
“The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones. And he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores, which are in the lowland.”
28Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.
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29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
“Now the rest of the acts of Solomon first and last are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet and the prophecy of Ahijah the Shalanite. And in the visions of Edu the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”
30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
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31And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
“Then Solomon rested with his father, with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David, his father, and Rehoboam, his son, reigned in his place.”
“And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.”
“And he slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.”