Chapter 10

And when the queen of Sheba heard⁶ of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came⁴ to prove¹⁵ him with hard questions.

And she came⁴ to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare⁶ spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come⁴ to Solomon, she communed¹⁷ with him of all that was in her heart.

And Solomon told⁵⁵ her all her questions: there was not [any] thing hid¹² from the king, which he told⁵² her not.

And when the queen of Sheba had seen⁴ all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,¹

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers,¹⁸ and their apparel, and his cupbearers,⁵⁶ and his ascent by which he went up⁴ unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

And she said⁴ to the king, It was a true report that I heard¹ in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

Howbeit I believed⁵² not the words, until I came,¹ and mine eyes had seen⁴ [it]: and, behold, the half was not told⁹⁰ me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth⁵² the fame which I heard.¹

Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand⁶ continually before thee, [and] that hear⁶ thy wisdom.

Blessed⁷ be the LORD thy God, which delighted¹ in thee, to set² thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made⁴ he thee king, to do² judgment and justice.

And she gave⁴ the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store,⁵³ and precious stones: there came¹ no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave¹ to king Solomon.

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought¹ gold from Ophir, brought in⁵² from Ophir great plenty⁵³ of almug trees, and precious stones.

And the king made⁴ of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers:⁶ there came¹ no such almug trees, nor were seen⁸ unto this day.

And king Solomon gave¹ unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked,¹ beside [that] which Solomon gave¹ her of his royal bounty. So she turned⁴ and went⁴ to her own country, she and her servants.

Now the weight of gold that came¹ to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

Beside [that he had] of the merchantmen, ^{8446 6} and of the traffick of the spice merchants,⁶ and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

And king Solomon made⁴ two hundred targets [of] beaten⁷ gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went⁵⁵ to one target.

And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten⁷ gold; three pound of gold went⁵⁵ to one shield: and the king put⁴ them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Moreover the king made⁴ a great throne of ivory, and overlaid¹⁷ it with the best⁹⁴ gold.

The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne [was] round behind: and [there were] stays on either side on the place of the seat,² and two lions stood⁶ beside the stays.

And twelve ⁶²⁴⁰ lions stood⁶ there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made⁸ in any kingdom.

And all king Solomon's drinking vessels [were of] gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon [were of] pure⁷ gold; none [were of] silver: it was nothing ³⁹⁷² accounted¹² of in the days of Solomon.

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came⁴ the navy of Tharshish, bringing⁶ gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

So king Solomon exceeded⁴ all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

And all the earth sought¹⁸ to Solomon, to hear² his wisdom, which God had put¹ in his heart.

And they brought⁵⁶ every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

And Solomon gathered⁴ together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve ⁶²⁴⁰ thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed⁵⁵ in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

And the king made⁴ silver [to be] in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made¹ he [to be] as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale, for abundance.

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants⁶ received⁴ the linen yarn at a price.

And a chariot came up⁴ and went out⁴ of Egypt for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring [them] out⁵⁵ by their means.