2 Chronicles 9

1And when the queenH4436 of ShebaH7614 heardH8085 of the fame of SolomonH8010, she cameH935 to prove SolomonH8010 with hard questions at JerusalemH3389, with a veryH3966 great train, and camelsH1581 that bare spicesH1314, and goldH2091 in abundanceH7230, and preciousH3368 stonesH68: and when she wasH1961 comeH935 to SolomonH8010, she communed with him of all that wasH1961 in her heartH3824. 2And SolomonH8010 toldH5046 her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from SolomonH8010 which he toldH5046 her not. 3And whenH834 the queenH4436 of ShebaH7614 had seenH7200 the wisdomH2451 of SolomonH8010, and the houseH1004 that he had builtH1129, 4and the foodH3978 of his tableH7979, and the sitting of his servantsH5650, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their apparel, and his ascent by which he wentH5927 up unto the houseH1004 of Jehovah; there wasH1961 no more spiritH7307 in her. 5And she saidH559 to the kingH4428, It was a true report that I heardH8085 in mine own landH776 of thine acts, and of thy wisdomH2451. 6Howbeit I believedH539 not their wordsH1697, until I cameH935, and mine eyesH5869 had seenH7200 it; and, behold, the halfH2677 of the greatness of thy wisdomH2451 was not toldH5046 me: thou exceedest the fame that I heardH8085. 7Happy are thy menH376, and happy are these thy servantsH5650, that standH5975 continuallyH8548 before thee, and hearH8085 thy wisdomH2451. 8BlessedH1288 beH1961 Jehovah thy GodH430, who delighted in thee, to setH5414 thee on his throneH3678, to beH1961 kingH4428 for Jehovah thy GodH430: because thy GodH430 loved IsraelH3478, to establish them for everH5769, therefore madeH6213 he thee kingH4428 over them, to do justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666.

9And she gaveH5414 the kingH4428 a hundredH3967 and twentyH6242 talentsH3603 of goldH2091, and spicesH1314 in great abundanceH7230, and preciousH3368 stonesH68: neither wasH1961 there any such spiceH1314 as the queenH4436 of ShebaH7614 gaveH5414 to kingH4428 SolomonH8010. 10And the servantsH5650 alsoH1571 of Huram, and the servantsH5650 of SolomonH8010, that broughtH935 goldH2091 from OphirH211, broughtH935 algum-trees and preciousH3368 stonesH68. 11And the kingH4428 madeH6213 of the algum-trees terraces for the houseH1004 of Jehovah, and for the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and harpsH3658 and psalteries for the singersH7891: and there were none such seenH7200 before in the landH776 of JudahH3063. 12And kingH4428 SolomonH8010 gaveH5414 to the queenH4436 of ShebaH7614 all her desireH2656, whatsoever she askedH7592, besides that which she had broughtH935 unto the kingH4428. So she turnedH2015, and wentH935 to her own landH776, she and her servantsH5650.

13Now the weightH4948 of goldH2091 that cameH935 to SolomonH8010 in oneH259 yearH8141 wasH1961 sixH8337 hundredH3967 and threescore and sixH8337 talentsH3603 of goldH2091, 14besides that which the tradersH5503 and merchants broughtH935: and all the kingsH4428 of ArabiaH6152 and the governorsH6346 of the country broughtH935 goldH2091 and silverH3701 to SolomonH8010. 15And kingH4428 SolomonH8010 madeH6213 twoH3967 hundredH3967 bucklers of beaten goldH2091; sixH8337 hundredH3967 shekels of beaten goldH2091 wentH5927 to oneH259 buckler. 16And he madeH5414 threeH7969 hundredH3967 shieldsH4043 of beaten goldH2091; threeH7969 hundredH3967 shekels of goldH2091 wentH5927 to oneH259 shieldH4043: and the kingH4428 putH5414 them in the houseH1004 of the forestH3293 of LebanonH3844. 17Moreover the kingH4428 madeH6213 a greatH1419 throneH3678 of ivoryH8127, and overlaidH6823 it with pureH2889 goldH2091. 18And there were sixH8337 stepsH4609 to the throneH3678, with a footstool of goldH2091, which were fastened to the throneH3678, and stays on either side by the placeH4725 of the seatH3678, and twoH8147 lionsH738 standingH5975 beside the stays. 19And twelve lionsH738 stoodH5975 there on the oneH2088 side and on the other upon the sixH8337 stepsH4609: there was not the like madeH6213 in any kingdomH4467. 20And all kingH4428 Solomon’s drinking vesselsH3627 were of goldH2091, and all the vesselsH3627 of the houseH1004 of the forestH3293 of LebanonH3844 were of pureH5462 goldH2091: silverH3701 was nothingH369 accountedH2803 of in the daysH3117 of SolomonH8010. 21For the kingH4428 had shipsH591 that wentH1980 to TarshishH8659 with the servantsH5650 of HuramH2361; once every threeH7969 yearsH8141 cameH935 the shipsH591 of TarshishH8659, bringingH935 goldH2091, and silverH3701, ivoryH8143, and apes, and peacocks.

22So kingH4428 SolomonH8010 exceeded all the kingsH4428 of the earthH776 in richesH6239 and wisdomH2451. 23And all the kingsH4428 of the earthH776 soughtH1245 the presenceH6440 of SolomonH8010, to hearH8085 his wisdomH2451, which GodH430 had putH5414 in his heartH3820. 24And they broughtH935 every manH376 his tributeH4503, vesselsH3627 of silverH3701, and vesselsH3627 of goldH2091, and raiment, armorH3627, and spicesH1314, horsesH5483, and mulesH6505, a rate yearH8141 by yearH8141. 25And SolomonH8010 had fourH702 thousandH505 stallsH723 for horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393, and twelve thousandH505 horsemenH6571, that he bestowed in the chariotH4818 citiesH5892, and with the kingH4428 at JerusalemH3389. 26And he ruledH4910 over all the kingsH4428 from the RiverH5104 even unto the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430, and to the borderH1366 of EgyptH4714. 27And the kingH4428 madeH5414 silverH3701 to be in JerusalemH3389 as stonesH68, and cedarsH730 madeH5414 he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundanceH7230. 28And they broughtH3318 horsesH5483 for SolomonH8010 out of EgyptH4714, and out of all landsH776.

29Now the restH7605 of the acts of SolomonH8010, firstH7223 and lastH314, are they not writtenH3789 in the history of NathanH5416 the prophetH5030, and in the prophecyH5016 of AhijahH281 the ShiloniteH7888, and in the visions of Iddo the seerH2374 concerning JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of NebatH5028? 30And SolomonH8010 reignedH4427 in JerusalemH3389 over all IsraelH3478 fortyH705 yearsH8141. 31And SolomonH8010 slept with his fathersH1, and he was buriedH6912 in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732 his fatherH1: and RehoboamH7346 his sonH1121 reignedH4427 in his stead.