2 Chronicles 9:1 And when the queen4436 of Sheba7614 heard8085 of the fame8088 of Solomon,8010 she came935 to prove5254 Solomon8010 with hard questions2420 at Jerusalem,3389 with a very3966 great3515 company,2428 and camels1581 that bare5375 spices,1314 and gold2091 in abundance,7230 and precious3368 stones:68 and when she was come935 to Solomon,8010 she communed1696 with him of all that was in her heart.38242 And Solomon8010 told5046 her all her questions:1697 and there was nothing hid5956 from Solomon8010 which he told5046 her not.
3 And when the queen4436 of Sheba7614 had seen7200 the wisdom2451 of Solomon,8010 and the house1004 that he had built,11294 And the meat3978 of his table,7979 and the sitting4186 of his servants,5650 and the attendance4612 of his ministers,8334 and their apparel;4403 his cupbearers8248{Or, butlers} also, and their apparel;4403 and his ascent5944 by which he went up5927 into the house1004 of the LORD;3068 there was no more spirit7307 in her.
5 And she said559 to the king,4428Itwas a true571 report1697{Heb. word} which I heard8085 in mine own land776 of thine acts,1697{Or, sayings} and of thy wisdom:24516 Howbeit I believed539 not their words,1697 until I came,935 and mine eyes5869 had seen7200it: and, behold, the one half2677 of the greatness4768 of thy wisdom2451 was not told5046 me: for thou exceedest3254 the fame8052 that I heard.80857 Happy835are thy men,582 and happy835are these thy servants,5650 which stand5975 continually8548 before6440 thee, and hear8085 thy wisdom.24518 Blessed1288 be the LORD3068 thy God,430 which delighted2654 in thee to set5414 thee on his throne,3678tobe king4428 for the LORD3068 thy God:430 because thy God430 loved160 Israel,3478 to establish5975 them for ever,5769 therefore made5414 he thee king4428 over them, to do6213 judgment4941 and justice.66669 And she gave5414 the king4428 an hundred3967 and twenty6242 talents3603 of gold,2091 and of spices1314 great3966 abundance,7230 and precious3368 stones:68 neither was there any such spice1314 as the queen4436 of Sheba7614 gave5414 king4428 Solomon.801010 And the servants5650 also of Huram,2361 and the servants5650 of Solomon,8010 which brought935 gold2091 from Ophir,211 brought935 algum418{also called, almug trees} trees6086 and precious3368 stones.6811 And the king4428 made6213of the algum418 trees6086 terraces4546{Or, stairs, Heb. highways} to the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and to the king's4428 palace,1004 and harps3658 and psalteries5035 for singers:7891 and there were none such1992 seen7200 before6440 in the land776 of Judah.306312 And king4428 Solomon8010 gave5414 to the queen4436 of Sheba7614 all her desire,2656 whatsoever she asked,7592 beside that which she had brought935 unto the king.4428 So she turned,2015 and went away3212 to her own land,776 she and her servants.5650
2 Chronicles 9:13 Now the weight4948 of gold2091 that came935 to Solomon8010 in one259 year8141 was six8337 hundred3967 and threescore8346 and six8337 talents3603 of gold;209114 Beside thatwhich chapmen5828446 and merchants5503 brought.935 And all the kings4428 of Arabia6153 and governors6346{Or, captains} of the country776 brought935 gold2091 and silver3701 to Solomon.8010
2 Chronicles 9:15 And king4428 Solomon8010 made6213 two hundred3967 targets6793of beaten7820 gold:2091 six8337 hundred3967shekels of beaten7820 gold2091 went5927 to one259 target.679316 And three7969 hundred3967 shields4043madeheof beaten7820 gold:2091 three7969 hundred3967shekels of gold2091 went5927 to one259 shield.4043 And the king4428 put5414 them in the house1004 of the forest3293 of Lebanon.3844
2 Chronicles 9:17 Moreover the king4428 made6213 a great1419 throne3678 of ivory,8127 and overlaid6823 it with pure2889 gold.209118 And therewere six8337 steps4609 to the throne,3678 with a footstool3534 of gold,2091whichwere fastened270 to the throne,3678 and stays3027{Heb. hands} on each side of the sitting3427 place,4725 and two8147 lions738 standing5975 by681 the stays:302719 And twelve81476240 lions738 stood5975 there on the one side and on the other upon the six8337 steps.4609 There was not the like made6213 in any kingdom.4467
2 Chronicles 9:20 And all the drinking4945 vessels3627 of king4428 Solomon8010wereof gold,2091 and all the vessels3627 of the house1004 of the forest3293 of Lebanon3844wereof pure5462{Heb. shut up} gold:2091 none wereof silver;3701{Or, there was no silver in them} it was not any3972 thing accounted2803 of in the days3117 of Solomon.801021 For the king's4428 ships591 went1980 to Tarshish8659 with the servants5650 of Huram:2361 every three7969 years8141 once259 came935 the ships591 of Tarshish8659 bringing5375 gold,2091 and silver,3701 ivory,8143{Or, elephants teeth} and apes,6971 and peacocks.850022 And king4428 Solomon8010 passed1431 all the kings4428 of the earth776 in riches6239 and wisdom.2451
2 Chronicles 9:23 And all the kings4428 of the earth776 sought1245 the presence6440 of Solomon,8010 to hear8085 his wisdom,2451 that God430 had put5414 in his heart.382024 And they brought935 every man376 his present,4503 vessels3627 of silver,3701 and vessels3627 of gold,2091 and raiment,8008 harness,5402 and spices,1314 horses,5483 and mules,6505 a rate1697 year8141 by year.8141
2 Chronicles 9:25 And Solomon8010 had four702 thousand505 stalls723 for horses5483 and chariots,4818 and twelve81476240 thousand505 horsemen;6571 whom he bestowed3240 in the chariot7393 cities,5892 and with the king4428 at Jerusalem.3389
2 Chronicles 9:26 And he reigned4910 over all the kings4428 from the river5104{that is, Euphrates} even unto the land776 of the Philistines,6430 and to the border1366 of Egypt.471427 And the king4428 made5414{Heb. gave} silver3701 in Jerusalem3389 as stones,68 and cedar trees730 made5414 he as the sycomore trees8256 that are in the low plains8219 in abundance.723028 And they brought3318 unto Solomon8010 horses5483 out of Egypt,4714 and out of all lands.776
2 Chronicles 9:29 Now the rest7605 of the acts1697 of Solomon,8010 first7223 and last,314are they not written3789 in the book1697{Heb. words} of Nathan5416 the prophet,5030 and in the prophecy5016 of Ahijah281 the Shilonite,7888 and in the visions2378 of Iddo3260 the seer2374 against Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Nebat?502830 And Solomon8010 reigned4427 in Jerusalem3389 over all Israel3478 forty705 years.814131 And Solomon8010 slept7901 with his fathers,1 and he was buried6912 in the city5892 of David1732 his father:1 and Rehoboam7346 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead.