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1 AND [THE] QUEEN OF SHEBA [WAS] HEARING <OBJ.> [THE] REPORT OF SOLOMON TO [THE] NAME OF YAHWEH AND SHE CAME TO PUT TO [THE] TEST HIM BY DIFFICULT MATTERS
The Queen of Sheba
(2 Chronicles 9:1–12 )
1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
2 AND SHE CAME JERUSALEM TOWARDS WITH A RETINUE NUMEROUS VERY CAMELS CARRYING SPICES AND GOLD MUCH VERY AND STONE[S] PRECIOUS AND SHE CAME TO SOLOMON AND SHE SPOKE TO HIM <OBJ.> ALL THAT IT WAS WITH HEART HER
2 She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan— with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones.
And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
3 AND HE TOLD TO HER SOLOMON <OBJ.> ALL WORDS HER NOT IT WAS ANYTHING HIDDEN FROM THE KING WHICH NOT HE TOLD TO HER
3 And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
4 AND SHE SAW [THE] QUEEN OF SHEBA <OBJ.> ALL [THE] WISDOM OF SOLOMON AND THE HOUSE WHICH HE HAD BUILT
4 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
5 AND [THE] FOOD OF TABLE HIS AND [THE] SEATING OF SERVANTS HIS AND [THE] STANDING OF SERVANTS HIS AND CLOTHES THEIR AND CUP-BEARERS HIS AND BURNT OFFERING[S] HIS WHICH HE OFFERED UP [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH AND NOT IT WAS IN HER STILL BREATH
5 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
6 AND SHE SAID TO THE KING TRUTH IT WAS THE WORD WHICH I HEARD IN OWN LAND MY ON WORDS YOUR AND ON WISDOM YOUR
6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
7 AND NOT I BELIEVED <TO> THE WORDS UNTIL THAT I CAME AND THEY SAW EYES MY AND HERE! NOT IT WAS TOLD TO ME THE HALF YOU HAVE ADDED WISDOM AND GOOD TO THE REPORT WHICH I HEARD
7 But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
8 HOW BLESSED! [ARE] PEOPLE YOUR HOW BLESSED! [ARE] SERVANTS YOUR THESE WHO STAND <TO> BEFORE YOU CONTINUALLY WHO HEAR <OBJ.> WISDOM YOUR
8 How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
9 MAY HE BE YAHWEH GOD YOUR BLESSED WHO HE DELIGHTS IN YOU TO PUT YOU ON [THE] THRONE OF ISRAEL BECAUSE LOVES YAHWEH <OBJ.> ISRAEL FOR EVER AND HE HAS APPOINTED YOU TO KING TO DO JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
9 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
10 AND SHE GAVE TO THE KING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TALENT[S] OF GOLD AND SPICES MUCH VERY AND STONE[S] PRECIOUS NOT IT HAS COME LIKE THE SPICE <THE> THAT AGAIN TO ABUNDANCE WHICH SHE GAVE [THE] QUEEN OF SHEBA TO THE KING SOLOMON
10 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 AND ALSO [THE] SHIP[S] OF HIRAM WHICH IT CARRIED GOLD FROM OPHIR IT BROUGHT FROM OPHIR WOOD<S> OF ALMUG<S> MUCH VERY AND STONE[S] PRECIOUS
11 (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
12 AND HE MADE THE KING <OBJ.> [THE] WOOD<S> OF THE ALMUG<S> SUPPORT[S] FOR [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH AND FOR [THE] HOUSE OF THE KING AND HARPS AND LYRES FOR THE SINGERS NOT IT HAS COME THUS WOOD<S> OF ALMUG<S> AND NOT IT HAS BEEN SEEN UNTIL THE DAY <THE> THIS
12 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)
13 AND THE KING SOLOMON HE GAVE TO [THE] QUEEN OF SHEBA <OBJ.> ALL DESIRE HER WHICH SHE ASKED <FROM> <TO> BESIDES [THAT] WHICH HE HAD GIVEN TO HER ACCORDING TO [THE] HAND OF THE KING SOLOMON AND SHE TURNED AND SHE WENT TO OWN LAND HER SHE AND SERVANTS HER
13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired— whatever she asked— besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
14 AND IT WAS [THE] WEIGHT OF THE GOLD WHICH IT CAME TO SOLOMON IN A YEAR ONE SIX HUNDRED<S> SIXTY AND SIX TALENT[S] OF GOLD
15 <TO> APART FROM [THE] MEN OF THE MERCHANTS AND [THE] MERCHANDISE OF THE TRADERS AND ALL [THE] KINGS OF THE ARAB[S] AND [THE] GOVERNORS OF THE LAND
15 not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
16 AND HE MADE THE KING SOLOMON TWO HUNDRED BODY SHIELD[S] GOLD BEATEN SIX HUNDRED<S> GOLD HE PUT UP ON THE BODY SHIELD <THE> ONE
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
17 AND THREE HUNDRED<S> SHIELDS GOLD BEATEN THREE MINAS GOLD HE PUT UP ON THE SHIELD <THE> ONE AND HE PUT THEM THE KING [THE] HOUSE OF [THE] FOREST OF <THE> LEBANON
17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 AND HE MADE THE KING A THRONE OF IVORY GREAT AND HE OVERLAID IT GOLD REFINED
18 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
19 SIX STEPS [BELONGED] TO THE THRONE AND A TOP ROUND [BELONGED] TO THE THRONE <FROM> BEHIND IT AND HANDS FROM THIS AND FROM THIS [WERE] TO [THE] PLACE OF THE SITTING AND TWO LIONS [WERE] STANDING BESIDE THE HANDS
19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
20 AND TWO [PLUS] TEN LIONS [WERE] STANDING THERE ON [THE] SIX THE STEPS FROM THIS AND FROM THIS NOT IT HAD BEEN MADE THUS FOR ALL KINGDOMS
20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
21 AND ALL [THE] VESSELS OF [THE] DRINK OF THE KING SOLOMON [WERE] GOLD AND ALL [THE] UTENSILS OF [THE] HOUSE OF [THE] FOREST OF <THE> LEBANON [WERE] GOLD PURE GOLD THERE NOT [WAS] SILVER NOT [IT WAS] RECKONED IN [THE] DAYS OF SOLOMON TO ANYTHING
21 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
22 FOR [THE] SHIP[S] OF TARSHISH [BELONGED] TO THE KING ON THE SEA WITH [THE] SHIP[S] OF HIRAM ONE [TIME] TO THREE YEARS IT CAME [THE] SHIP[S] OF TARSHISH CARRYING GOLD AND SILVER IVORI<ES> AND MONKEYS AND APES
22 For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
23 AND HE BECAME GREAT THE KING SOLOMON MORE THAN ALL [THE] KINGS OF THE EARTH TO WEALTH AND TO WISDOM
23 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
24 AND ALL THE EARTH [WERE] SEEKING <OBJ.> [THE] FACE OF SOLOMON TO HEAR <OBJ.> WISDOM HIS WHICH HE HAD PUT GOD IN HEART HIS
24 The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
25 AND THEY [WERE] BRINGING EACH GIFT HIS ARTICLES OF SILVER AND ARTICLES OF GOLD AND GARMENTS AND WEAPONRY AND SPICES HORSES AND MULES [THE] MATTER OF A YEAR IN A YEAR
25 Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
26 AND HE GATHERED SOLOMON CHARIOTRY AND HORSEMEN AND IT BELONGED TO HIM ONE THOUSAND AND FOUR HUNDRED<S> CHARIOT[S] AND TWO [PLUS] TEN THOUSAND HORSEMEN AND HE LED THEM IN [THE] CITIES OF <THE> CHARIOTRY AND WITH THE KING IN JERUSALEM
26 Solomon accumulated. 1,400. chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
27 AND HE MADE THE KING <OBJ.> <THE> SILVER IN JERUSALEM LIKE <THE> STONE<S> AND <OBJ.> <THE> CEDARS HE MADE LIKE THE SYCAMORES WHICH [ARE] IN THE SHEPHELAH FOR ABUNDANCE
27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
28 AND [THE] EXPORT OF THE HORSES WHICH [BELONGED] TO SOLOMON [WAS] FROM EGYPT AND FROM QUE [THE] TRADERS OF THE KING THEY TOOK [THEM] FROM QUE FOR A PRICE
28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
29 AND IT CAME UP AND IT CAME OUT A CHARIOT FROM EGYPT FOR SIX HUNDRED<S> SILVER AND A HORSE FOR FIFTY AND ONE HUNDRED AND THUS TO ALL [THE] KINGS OF THE HITTITES AND TO [THE] KINGS OF ARAM BY HAND THEIR THEY BROUGHT [THEM] OUT
29 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
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