1 The|strong="H3605" queen|strong="H4436" of|strong="H3605" Sheba|strong="H7614" heard|strong="H8085" about|strong="H1961" Solomon|strong="H8010", so|strong="H1961" she|strong="H0834" came|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" test|strong="H5254" him|strong="H0413" with|strong="H5973" hard|strong="H3515" questions|strong="H2420". She|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" a|strong="H1961" very|strong="H3966" large|strong="H7230" group with|strong="H5973" her|strong="H3605". She|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" camels|strong="H1581" that|strong="H0834" carried|strong="H5375" spices|strong="H1314", much|strong="H7230" gold|strong="H2091", and|strong="H0935" valuable|strong="H3368" stones|strong="H0068". She|strong="H0834" traveled|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" Jerusalem|strong="H3389" with|strong="H5973" a|strong="H1961" very|strong="H3966" large|strong="H7230" group of|strong="H3605" servants. There|strong="H1961" were|strong="H0834" many|strong="H7230" camels|strong="H1581" carrying|strong="H5375" spices|strong="H1314", jewels, and|strong="H0935" a|strong="H1961" lot of|strong="H3605" gold|strong="H2091". She|strong="H0834" met|strong="H5375" Solomon|strong="H8010" and|strong="H0935" asked|strong="H1696" him|strong="H0413" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" questions|strong="H2420" that|strong="H0834" she|strong="H0834" could|strong="H5375" think|strong="H3824" of|strong="H3605".
2 Solomon|strong="H8010" answered|strong="H5046" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" questions|strong="H1697". None|strong="H3808" of|strong="H1697" her|strong="H3605" questions|strong="H1697" was|strong="H0834" too|strong="H3808" hard for|strong="H3605" him|strong="H0853" to|strong="H1697" explain|strong="H5046".
3 The|strong="H0853" queen|strong="H4436" of|strong="H1004" Sheba|strong="H7614" saw|strong="H7200" that|strong="H0834" Solomon|strong="H8010" was|strong="H0834" very wise|strong="H2451". She|strong="H0834" also|strong="H0853" saw|strong="H7200" the|strong="H0853" beautiful palace|strong="H1004" he|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" built|strong="H1129".
4 She|strong="H0834" saw the|strong="H0834" food|strong="H3978" at|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0834" king’s table|strong="H7979". She|strong="H0834" saw his|strong="H3068" officials|strong="H5650" meeting together. She|strong="H0834" saw the|strong="H0834" servants|strong="H5650" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0834" palace|strong="H1004" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0834" good clothes they|strong="H0834" wore. She|strong="H0834" saw his|strong="H3068" parties and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0834" sacrifices that|strong="H0834" he|strong="H0834" offered|strong="H5927" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0834" LORD’S|strong="H3068" Temple|strong="H1004". She|strong="H0834" was|strong="H1961" so|strong="H1961" amazed, she|strong="H0834" could hardly breathe!
5 Then|strong="H8085" she|strong="H0834" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" King|strong="H4428" Solomon, “The|strong="H0559" stories I|strong="H0834" heard|strong="H8085" in|strong="H5921" my|strong="H8085" country|strong="H0776" about|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" great works|strong="H5921" and|strong="H0776" your|strong="H5921" wisdom|strong="H2451" are|strong="H0834" true|strong="H0571".
6 I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" believe|strong="H0539" it|strong="H5921" until|strong="H5704" I|strong="H0834" came|strong="H0935" and|strong="H0935" saw|strong="H7200" it|strong="H5921" with|strong="H5921" my|strong="H8085" own|strong="H5869" eyes|strong="H5869". Now|strong="H2009" I|strong="H0834" see|strong="H7200" that|strong="H0834" it|strong="H5921" is|strong="H0834" even|strong="H5704" greater than|strong="H3808" what|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" heard|strong="H8085". Your|strong="H5921" wealth|strong="H3808" and|strong="H0935" wisdom|strong="H2451" is|strong="H0834" much|strong="H1697" greater than|strong="H3808" people|strong="H0834" told|strong="H5046" me|strong="H5046".
7 Your|strong="H8085" wives and|strong="H0376" officers|strong="H5650" are|strong="H0428" very fortunate! They|strong="H0376" can|strong="H5975" serve|strong="H6440" you|strong="H6440" and|strong="H0376" hear|strong="H8085" your|strong="H8085" wisdom|strong="H2451" every|strong="H0376" day.
8 Praise|strong="H1288" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430"! He|strong="H0834" was|strong="H1961" pleased|strong="H2654" to|strong="H1961" make|strong="H5414" you|strong="H0834" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Israel|strong="H3478". The|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430" loves|strong="H0160" Israel|strong="H3478", so|strong="H6213" he|strong="H0834" made|strong="H6213" you|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428". You|strong="H0834" follow|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0853" law and|strong="H3068" treat|strong="H6213" people|strong="H0834" fairly|strong="H4941".”
9 Then|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0834" Queen|strong="H4436" of|strong="H4428" Sheba|strong="H7614" gave|strong="H5414" King|strong="H4428" Solomon|strong="H8010" 4 1/2 tons of|strong="H4428" gold|strong="H2091", a|strong="H1961" huge amount|strong="H7230" of|strong="H4428" spices|strong="H1314", and|strong="H3967" precious|strong="H3368" stones|strong="H0068". She|strong="H1931" gave|strong="H5414" Solomon|strong="H8010" more|strong="H3966" spices|strong="H1314" than|strong="H3808" anyone|strong="H0834" has|strong="H0834" ever brought|strong="H5414" into|strong="H1961" Israel.
10 Hiram’s|strong="H2438" servants|strong="H5650" brought|strong="H0935" gold|strong="H2091" from|strong="H0935" Ophir|strong="H0211". They|strong="H0834" also|strong="H1571" brought|strong="H0935" in|strong="H0935" jewels and|strong="H0935" a|strong="H0935" special kind of|strong="H5650" wood|strong="H6086".
11 King|strong="H4428" Solomon used|strong="H6213" this|strong="H3068" special wood|strong="H6086" to|strong="H3068" make|strong="H6213" steps|strong="H4546" for|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0853" LORD’S|strong="H3068" Temple|strong="H1004" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" king’s|strong="H4428" palace|strong="H1004". Solomon also|strong="H3068" used|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" algum|strong="H0418" wood|strong="H6086" to|strong="H3068" make|strong="H6213" lyres|strong="H3658" and|strong="H3068" harps|strong="H3658" for|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0853" singers|strong="H7891". No|strong="H3808" one|strong="H3808" ever saw|strong="H7200" such|strong="H3808" beautiful things|strong="H1992" like|strong="H0776" those|strong="H1992" made|strong="H6213" from|strong="H6440" the|strong="H0853" algum|strong="H0418" wood|strong="H6086" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" country|strong="H0776" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063".
12 King|strong="H4428" Solomon|strong="H8010" gave|strong="H5414" the|strong="H3605" Queen|strong="H4436" of|strong="H4428" Sheba|strong="H7614" everything|strong="H3605" she|strong="H1931" asked|strong="H7592" for|strong="H0413". He|strong="H0834" gave|strong="H5414" her|strong="H3605" more than|strong="H4428" she|strong="H1931" brought|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" give|strong="H5414" him|strong="H0413". Then|strong="H0853" the|strong="H3605" Queen|strong="H4436" of|strong="H4428" Sheba|strong="H7614" and|strong="H0935" her|strong="H3605" servants|strong="H5650" left|strong="H5414" and|strong="H0935" went|strong="H0935" back|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" their|strong="H3605" own country|strong="H0776".
13 Every|strong="H0259" year|strong="H8141" Solomon|strong="H8010" got almost 25 tons of|strong="H8141" gold|strong="H2091".
14 In|strong="H0935" addition to|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" gold|strong="H2091" brought|strong="H0935" in|strong="H0935" by|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" traveling merchants|strong="H5503" and|strong="H0935" traders|strong="H5503", all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" kings|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Arabia|strong="H6152" and|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" governors|strong="H6346" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776" also|strong="H8010" brought|strong="H0935" gold|strong="H2091" and|strong="H0935" silver|strong="H3701" to|strong="H0935" Solomon|strong="H8010".
15 King|strong="H4428" Solomon|strong="H8010" made|strong="H6213" 200 large shields|strong="H6793" of|strong="H4428" hammered gold|strong="H2091". He|strong="H6213" used|strong="H6213" about|strong="H5921" 15 pounds of|strong="H4428" gold|strong="H2091" for|strong="H5921" each|strong="H0259" shield|strong="H6793".
16 He|strong="H5414" also|strong="H4428" made|strong="H5414" 300 smaller shields|strong="H4043" of|strong="H4428" hammered gold|strong="H2091". He|strong="H5414" used|strong="H5414" about|strong="H5921" 7 1/2 pounds of|strong="H4428" gold|strong="H2091" for|strong="H5921" each|strong="H0259" shield|strong="H4043". The|strong="H5921" king|strong="H4428" put|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" Forest-of-Lebanon House|strong="H1004".
17 King|strong="H4428" Solomon also|strong="H4428" built|strong="H6213" a|strong="H4428" large|strong="H1419" throne|strong="H3678" with|strong="H6823" ivory|strong="H8127" decorations. It|strong="H6213" was|strong="H4428" covered with|strong="H6823" pure|strong="H2889" gold|strong="H2091".
18 There|strong="H2088" were|strong="H3027" six|strong="H8337" steps|strong="H4609" leading up|strong="H5975" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" throne|strong="H3678". The|strong="H5921" back of|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5921" throne|strong="H3678" was|strong="H4725" round at|strong="H3427" the|strong="H5921" top|strong="H5921". There|strong="H2088" were|strong="H3027" armrests on|strong="H5921" both|strong="H8147" sides|strong="H3027" of|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5921" throne|strong="H3678", and|strong="H3027" there|strong="H2088" were|strong="H3027" lions|strong="H0738" in|strong="H3427" the|strong="H5921" sides|strong="H3027" of|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5921" throne|strong="H3678" under|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" armrests.
19 There|strong="H8033" were|strong="H0738" also|strong="H2088" two|strong="H8147" lions|strong="H0738" on|strong="H5921" each|strong="H3605" of|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" six|strong="H8337" steps|strong="H4609", one|strong="H2088" at|strong="H5921" each|strong="H3605" end. There|strong="H8033" was|strong="H4467" nothing|strong="H3808" like|strong="H3651" it|strong="H5921" in|strong="H5921" any|strong="H3605" other|strong="H2088" kingdom|strong="H4467".
20 All|strong="H3605" of|strong="H4428" Solomon’s|strong="H8010" cups|strong="H4945" and|strong="H4428" glasses were|strong="H3117" made|strong="H3605" of|strong="H4428" gold|strong="H2091". And|strong="H4428" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" dishes in|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3605" building called the|strong="H3605" “Forest|strong="H3293" of|strong="H4428" Lebanon|strong="H3844"” were|strong="H3117" made|strong="H3605" from|strong="H3117" pure|strong="H5462" gold|strong="H2091". Nothing|strong="H0369" in|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3605" palace|strong="H1004" was|strong="H0369" made|strong="H3605" from|strong="H3117" silver|strong="H3701". There|strong="H0369" was|strong="H0369" so|strong="H0369" much|strong="H3605" gold|strong="H2091" that|strong="H3605" in|strong="H1004" Solomon’s|strong="H8010" time|strong="H3117" people did|strong="H3117" not|strong="H0369" think|strong="H2803" silver|strong="H3701" was|strong="H0369" important!
21 The|strong="H3588" king|strong="H4428" also|strong="H4428" had|strong="H4428" cargo ships|strong="H0591" that|strong="H3588" went|strong="H1980" to|strong="H0935" Tarshish|strong="H8659" to|strong="H0935" trade things|strong="H7969" with|strong="H5973" other|strong="H0259" countries. Hiram’s men|strong="H5650" were|strong="H5650" on|strong="H1980" these ships|strong="H0591". Every|strong="H0259" three|strong="H7969" years|strong="H8141" the|strong="H3588" ships|strong="H0591" would|strong="H4428" come|strong="H0935" back|strong="H1980" with|strong="H5973" a|strong="H3588" new load|strong="H5375" of|strong="H4428" gold|strong="H2091", silver|strong="H3701", ivory|strong="H8143", and|strong="H1980" apes|strong="H6971" and|strong="H1980" baboons.
22 King|strong="H4428" Solomon|strong="H8010" became|strong="H1431" greater|strong="H1431" in|strong="H0776" riches|strong="H6239" and|strong="H0776" wisdom|strong="H2451" than|strong="H4428" any|strong="H3605" other|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" on|strong="H0776" earth|strong="H0776".
23 People|strong="H0834" everywhere|strong="H3605" wanted|strong="H1245" to|strong="H8085" see|strong="H0834" King|strong="H4428" Solomon|strong="H8010". They|strong="H0834" wanted|strong="H1245" to|strong="H8085" hear|strong="H8085" the|strong="H3605" great|strong="H0430" wisdom|strong="H2451" that|strong="H0834" God|strong="H0430" had|strong="H0834" given|strong="H5414" him|strong="H5414".
24 Every|strong="H0376" year|strong="H8141" people|strong="H0376" came|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0935" see|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0935" king, and|strong="H0935" everyone|strong="H0376" brought|strong="H0935" a|strong="H0935" gift|strong="H4503". They|strong="H1992" brought|strong="H0935" things|strong="H1697" made|strong="H3627" from|strong="H0935" gold|strong="H2091" and|strong="H0935" silver|strong="H3701", clothes|strong="H8008", weapons|strong="H3627", spices|strong="H1314", horses|strong="H5483", and|strong="H0935" mules|strong="H6505".
25 Solomon|strong="H8010" had|strong="H1961" 4000 stalls|strong="H0723" to|strong="H1961" keep horses|strong="H5483" and|strong="H4428" chariots|strong="H7393". He|strong="H8010" had|strong="H1961" 12,000 horse|strong="H5483" soldiers. Solomon|strong="H8010" built special cities|strong="H5892" for|strong="H4428" these chariots|strong="H7393". So|strong="H1961" the|strong="H1961" chariots|strong="H7393" were|strong="H1961" kept in|strong="H4428" these cities|strong="H5892". King|strong="H4428" Solomon|strong="H8010" also|strong="H8010" kept some of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H1961" chariots|strong="H7393" with|strong="H5973" him|strong="H5973" in|strong="H4428" Jerusalem|strong="H3389".
26 Solomon was|strong="H1961" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" over|strong="H4910" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" kings|strong="H4428" from|strong="H4480" the|strong="H3605" Euphrates|strong="H5104" River|strong="H5104" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" way|strong="H3605" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3605" land|strong="H0776" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" Philistines|strong="H6430", and|strong="H0776" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3605" border|strong="H1366" of|strong="H4428" Egypt|strong="H4714".
27 King|strong="H4428" Solomon had|strong="H0834" so|strong="H5414" much|strong="H7230" silver|strong="H3701" that|strong="H0834" it|strong="H5414" was|strong="H0834" as|strong="H0834" common as|strong="H0834" rocks|strong="H0068" in|strong="H4428" Jerusalem|strong="H3389". And|strong="H4428" he|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" so|strong="H5414" much|strong="H7230" cedar|strong="H0730" wood that|strong="H0834" it|strong="H5414" was|strong="H0834" as|strong="H0834" common as|strong="H0834" sycamore|strong="H8256" trees|strong="H8256" in|strong="H4428" the|strong="H0853" hill country.
28 The|strong="H3605" people|strong="H0776" brought|strong="H3318" horses|strong="H5483" to|strong="H4714" Solomon|strong="H8010" from|strong="H3318" Egypt|strong="H4714" and|strong="H0776" from|strong="H3318" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" other|strong="H3605" countries|strong="H0776".
29 Everything else|strong="H3808" Solomon|strong="H8010" did|strong="H3808", from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" beginning|strong="H7223" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" end|strong="H0314", is|strong="H1697" written|strong="H3789" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" writings of|strong="H1121" Nathan|strong="H5416" the|strong="H5921" Prophet|strong="H5030", in|strong="H5921" \+w The|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w Prophecy|strong="H5016"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1121"\+w* \+w Ahijah|strong="H0281"\+w* from|strong="H5921" Shiloh, and|strong="H1121" in|strong="H5921" \+w The|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w Visions|strong="H2378"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1121"\+w* \+w Iddo|strong="H3260"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w Seer|strong="H2374"\+w*. Iddo|strong="H3260" was|strong="H1697" a|strong="H5921" seer|strong="H2374" who|strong="H1121" wrote|strong="H3789" about|strong="H5921" Jeroboam|strong="H3379" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Nebat|strong="H5028".
30 Solomon|strong="H8010" ruled|strong="H4427" in|strong="H5921" Jerusalem|strong="H3389" over|strong="H5921" all|strong="H3605" Israel|strong="H3478" for|strong="H5921" 40 years|strong="H8141".
31 Then|strong="H1732" he|strong="H1732" died and|strong="H1121" was|strong="H1732" buried|strong="H6912" in|strong="H6912" the|strong="H8478" city|strong="H5892" of|strong="H1121" David|strong="H1732", his|strong="H1732" father|strong="H0001". Then|strong="H1732" Solomon’s|strong="H8010" son|strong="H1121" Rehoboam|strong="H7346" became|strong="H4427" the|strong="H8478" next king|strong="H4427".