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.
And
when
she
came
to
Solomon,
she
told
him
all
that
was
on
her
mind.
9:2 And
Solomon
answered
all
her
questions.
There
was
nothing
hidden
from
Solomon
that
he
could
not
explain
to
her.
9:3 And
when
the
queen
of
Sheba
had
seen
the
wisdom
of
Solomon,
the
house
that
he
had
built,
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
that
he
offered
at
the
house
of
the
LORD,
there
was
no
more
breath
in
her.
9:5 And
she
said
to
the
king,
"The
report
was
true
that
I
heard
in
my
own
land
of
your
words
and
of
your
wisdom,
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
that
I
heard.
9:7 Happy
are
your
wives!
Happy
are
these
your
servants,
who
continually
stand
before
you
and
hear
your
wisdom!
9:8 Blessed
be
the
LORD
your
God,
who
has
delighted
in
you
and
set
you
on
his
throne
as
king
for
the
LORD
your
God!
Because
your
God
loved
Israel
and
would
establish
them
forever,
he
has
made
you
king
over
them,
that
you
may
execute
justice
and
righteousness."
9:9 Then
she
gave
the
king
120
talents
of
gold,
and
a
very
great
quantity
of
spices,
and
precious
stones.
There
were
no
spices
such
as
those
that
the
queen
of
Sheba
gave
to
King
Solomon.
9:10 Moreover,
the
servants
of
Hiram
and
the
servants
of
Solomon,
who
brought
gold
from
Ophir,
brought
algum
wood
and
precious
stones.
9:11 And
the
king
made
from
the
algum
wood
supports
for
the
house
of
the
LORD
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.
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.
9:13 Now
the
weight
of
gold
that
came
to
Solomon
in
one
year
was
666
talents
of
gold,
9:14 besides
that
which
the
explorers
and
merchants
brought.
And
all
the
kings
of
Arabia
and
the
governors
of
the
land
brought
gold
and
silver
to
Solomon.
9:15 King
Solomon
made
200
large
shields
of
beaten
gold;
600
shekels
of
beaten
gold
went
into
each
shield.
9:16 And
he
made
300
shields
of
beaten
gold;
300
shekels
of
gold
went
into
each
shield;
and
the
king
put
them
in
the
House
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon.
9:17 The
king
also
made
a
great
ivory
throne
and
overlaid
it
with
pure
gold.
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
armrests
and
two
lions
standing
beside
the
armrests,
9:19 while
twelve
lions
stood
there,
one
on
each
end
of
a
step
on
the
six
steps.
Nothing
like
it
was
ever
made
for
any
kingdom.
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.
9:21 For
the
king's
ships
went
to
Tarshish
with
the
servants
of
Hiram.
Once
every
three
years
the
ships
of
Tarshish
used
to
come
bringing
gold,
silver,
ivory,
apes,
and
peacocks.
9:22 Thus
King
Solomon
excelled
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
in
riches
and
in
wisdom.
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.
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.
9:25 And
Solomon
had
4,000
stalls
for
horses
and
chariots,
and
12,000
horsemen,
whom
he
stationed
in
the
chariot
cities
and
with
the
king
in
Jerusalem.
9:26 And
he
ruled
over
all
the
kings
from
the
Euphrates
to
the
land
of
the
Philistines
and
to
the
border
of
Egypt.
9:27 And
the
king
made
silver
as
common
in
Jerusalem
as
stone,
and
he
made
cedar
as
plentiful
as
the
sycamore
of
the
Shephelah.
9:28 And
horses
were
imported
for
Solomon
from
Egypt
and
from
all
lands.
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
9:30 Solomon
reigned
in
Jerusalem
over
all
Israel
forty
years.
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
place.