9:1 And the queen of Saba heard [of] the
name of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem with a very large force, to prove
Solomon with hard questions, and [she had] camels bearing spices in
abundance, and gold, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and told
him all that was in her mind.
9:2 And Solomon told her all her words; and there passed not a word from
Solomon which he told her not.
9:3 And the queen of Saba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he
had built,
9:4 and the meat of the tables, and the sitting of his servants, and the
standing of his ministers, and their raiment; and his cupbearers, and their
apparel; and the whole-burnt-offerings which he offered up in the house of
Yehovah; then she was in ecstasy.
9:5 And she said to the king, [It was] a true report which I heard in my
land concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom.
9:6 Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and,
behold, the half of the abundance of thy wisdom was not told me: thou hast
exceeded the report which I heard.
9:7 Blessed [are] thy men, blessed [are] these thy servants, who stand
before thee continually, and hear thy wisdom.
9:8 Blessed be Yehovah thy Elohim, who took pleasure in thee, to set thee upon
his throne for a king, to Yehovah thy Elohim: forasmuch as Yehovah thy Elohim
loved Israel to establish them for ever, therefore he has set thee over them
for a king to execute judgment and justice.
9:9 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices
in very great abundance, and precious stones: and there were not [any where
else] such spices as those which the queen of Saba gave king Solomon.
9:10 And the servants of Solomon and the servants of Chiram brought gold to
Solomon out of Suphir, and pine timber, and precious stones.
9:11 And the king made of the pine timber steps to the house of Yehovah,
and to the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers: and such were
not seen before in the land of Judah.
9:12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she requested,
besides all that she brought to king Solomon: and she returned to her [own]
land.
9:13 And the weight of the gld that was brought to Solomon in one year was
six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
9:14 besides what the men who were regularly appointed and the merchants
brought, and all the kings of Arabia and princes of the land: all brought
gold and silver to king Solomon.
9:15 And king Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold: there were
six hundred [shekels] of pure gold to one shield.
9:16 And three hundred buckles of beaten gold: [the weight] of three hundred
gold shekels went to one buckler: and the king placed them in the house of
the forest of Lebanon.
9:17 And the king made a great throne of ivory, and he gilded it with pure
gold.
9:18 And [there were] six steps to the throne, riveted with gold, and elbows
on either side of the seat of the throne, and two lions standing by the
elbows:
9:19 and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on each side. There
was not the like in any [other] kingdom.
9:20 And all king Solomon's vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the
house of the forest of Lebanon were covered with gold: silver was not
thought anything of in the days of Solomon.
9:21 For a ship went for the king to Tharsis with the servants of Chiram:
once every three years came vessels from Tharsis to the king, laden with
gold, and silver, and ivory, and apes.
9:22 And Solomon exceeded all [other] kings both in riches and wisdom.
9:23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear
his wisdom, which Elohim had put in his heart.
9:24 And they brought every one his gifts, silver vessels and golden
vessels, and raiment, myrrh and spices, horses and mules, a rate every year.
9:25 And Solomon had four thousand mares for chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen; and he put them in the chariot cities, and with the king in
Jerusalem.
9:26 And he rules over all the kings from the river even to the land of the
Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.
9:27 And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as
the sycamore trees in the plain for abundance.
9:28 And Solomon imported horses from Egypt, and from every [other] country.
9:29 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, the first and the last, behold,
these are written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of
Achia the Selonite, and in the visions of Joel the seer concerning Jeroboam
the son of Nabat.
9:30 And Solomon reigned over all Israel forty years.
9:31 And Solomon fell asleep, and they buried him in the city of David his
father: and Roboam his son reigned in his stead. |
9:1 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 bare spices, and gold in
abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she
communed with him of all that was in her heart.
9:2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from
Solomon which he told her not.
9:3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the
house that he had built,
9:4 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
Yehovah; there was no more spirit in her.
9:5 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:
9:6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had 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.
9:7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand
continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
9:8 Blessed be Yehovah thy Elohim, which delighted in thee to set thee on his
throne, to be king for Yehovah thy Elohim: because thy Elohim loved Israel, to
establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do
judgment and justice.
9:9 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.
9:10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which
brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
9:11 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of Yehovah,
and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there
were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
9:12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever
she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned,
and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
9:13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred
and threescore and six talents of gold;
9:14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of
Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
9:15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred
shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
9:16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels
of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest
of Lebanon.
9:17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
pure gold.
9:18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which
were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place,
and two lions standing by the stays:
9:19 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.
9:20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon 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 any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
9:21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every
three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver,
ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
9:22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and
wisdom.
9:23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear
his wisdom, that Elohim had put in his heart.
9:24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels
of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by
year.
9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and
twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with
the king at Jerusalem.
9:26 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of
the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
9:27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made
he as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
9:28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all
lands.
9:29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not
written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the
Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of
Nebat?
9:30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
9:31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of
David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. |