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2 Chronicles 9 (WEBP)

[1] When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.
[2] Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.
[3] When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
[4] the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers, their clothing, his cup bearers and their clothing, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house, there was no more spirit in her.
[5] She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
[6] However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!
[7] Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.
[8] Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you and set you on his throne to be king for Yahweh your God, because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”
[9] She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones. There was never before such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
[10] The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.
[11] The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for Yahweh’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.
[12] King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, more than that which she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
[13] Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
[14] in addition to that which the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
[15] King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one large shield.
[16] He made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
[17] Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
[18] There were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
[19] Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. There was nothing like it made in any other kingdom.
[20] All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
[21] For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
[22] So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
[23] All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
[24] They each brought tribute: vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules every year.
[25] Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
[26] He ruled over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
[27] The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
[28] They brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt and out of all lands.
[29] Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren’t they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
[30] Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
[31] Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 9:4 or, she was breathless.
2 Chronicles 9:9 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 120 talents is about 3.6 metric tons
2 Chronicles 9:10 possibly Indian sandalwood, which has nice grain and a pleasant scent and is good for woodworking
2 Chronicles 9:13 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 666 talents is about 20 metric tons
2 Chronicles 9:15 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 600 shekels was about 6 kilograms or about 192 Troy ounces.
2 Chronicles 9:16 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 300 shekels was about 3 kilograms or about 96 Troy ounces.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 9 (KJVS)

[1] And when the queen of Sheba heard () of the fame of Solomon , she came () to prove () Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem , with a very great company , and camels that bare () spices , and gold in abundance , and precious stones : and when she was come () to Solomon , she communed () with him of all that was in her heart .
[2] And Solomon told () her all her questions : and there was nothing hid () from Solomon which he told () her not.
[3] And when the queen of Sheba had seen () the wisdom of Solomon , and the house that he had built (),
[4] And the meat of his table , and the sitting of his servants , and the attendance of his ministers (), and their apparel ; his cupbearers () also, and their apparel ; and his ascent by which he went up () into the house of the LORD ; there was no more spirit in her.
[5] And she said () to the king , [It was] a true report which I heard () in mine own land of thine acts , and of thy wisdom :
[6] Howbeit I believed () not their words , until I came (), and mine eyes had seen () [it]: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told () me: [for] thou exceedest () the fame that I heard ().
[7] Happy [are] thy men , and happy [are] these thy servants , which stand () continually before thee, and hear () thy wisdom .
[8] Blessed () be the LORD thy God , which delighted () in thee to set () thee on his throne , [to be] king for the LORD thy God : because thy God loved Israel , to establish () them for ever , therefore made () he thee king over them, to do () judgment and justice .
[9] And she gave () the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold , and of spices great abundance , and precious stones : neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave () king Solomon .
[10] And the servants also of Huram , and the servants of Solomon , which brought () gold from Ophir , brought () algum trees and precious stones .
[11] And the king made () [of] the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD , and to the king’s palace , and harps and psalteries for singers (): and there were none such seen () before in the land of Judah .
[12] And king Solomon gave () to the queen of Sheba all her desire , whatsoever she asked (), beside [that] which she had brought () unto the king . So she turned (), and went away () to her own land , she and her servants .
[13] Now the weight of gold that came () to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold ;
[14] Beside [that which] chapmen () and merchants () brought (). And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought () gold and silver to Solomon .
[15] And king Solomon made () two hundred targets [of] beaten () gold : six hundred [shekels] of beaten () gold went () to one target .
[16] And three hundred shields [made he of] beaten () gold : three hundred [shekels] of gold went () to one shield . And the king put () them in the house of the forest of Lebanon .
[17] Moreover the king made () a great throne of ivory , and overlaid () it with pure gold .
[18] And [there were] six steps to the throne , with a footstool of gold , [which were] fastened () to the throne , and stays on each side of the sitting () place , and two lions standing () by the stays :
[19] And twelve lions stood () there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps . There was not the like made () in any kingdom .
[20] And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon [were of] gold , and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon [were of] pure () gold : none [were of] silver ; it was [not] any thing accounted () of in the days of Solomon .
[21] For the king’s ships went () to Tarshish with the servants of Huram : every three years once came () the ships of Tarshish bringing () gold , and silver , ivory , and apes , and peacocks .
[22] And king Solomon passed () all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom .
[23] And all the kings of the earth sought () the presence of Solomon , to hear () his wisdom , that God had put () in his heart .
[24] And they brought () every man his present , vessels of silver , and vessels of gold , and raiment , harness , and spices , horses , and mules , a rate year by year .
[25] And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots , and twelve thousand horsemen ; whom he bestowed () in the chariot cities , and with the king at Jerusalem .
[26] And he reigned () over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines , and to the border of Egypt .
[27] And the king made () silver in Jerusalem as stones , and cedar trees made () he as the sycomore trees that [are] in the low plains in abundance .
[28] And they brought () unto Solomon horses out of Egypt , and out of all lands .
[29] Now the rest of the acts of Solomon , first and last , [are] they not written () in the book of Nathan the prophet , and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite , and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat ?
[30] And Solomon reigned () in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years .
[31] And Solomon slept () with his fathers , and he was buried () in the city of David his father : and Rehoboam his son reigned () in his stead.

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 9 (YLT)

[1] And the queen of Sheba hath heard of the fame of Solomon, and cometh in to try Solomon with acute sayings, to Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels bearing spices and gold in abundance, and precious stone; and she cometh in unto Solomon, and speaketh with him all that hath been with her heart,
[2] and Solomon declareth to her all her matters, and there hath not been hid a thing from Solomon that he hath not declared to her.
[3] And the queen of Sheba seeth the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he hath built,
[4] and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their clothing, and his stewards, and their clothing, an his burnt-offering that he offered up in the house of Jehovah, and there hath not been any more spirit in her.
[5] And she saith unto the king, ‘True is the word that I heard in my land concerning thy matters and concerning thy wisdom,
[6] and I have given no credence to their words, till that I have come, and mine eyes see, and lo, there hath not been declared to me the half of the abundance of thy wisdom-thou hast added unto the report that I heard.
[7] ‘O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants-these-who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.
[8] Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.’
[9] And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stone; and there hath not been any such spice as the queen of Sheba hath given to king Solomon.
[10] And also, servants of Huram, and servants of Solomon, who brought in gold from Ophir, have brought in algum-trees and precious stone.
[11] And the king maketh the algum-trees staircases for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; and there have been none seen like these before in the land of Judah.
[12] And king Solomon hath given to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which she had brought unto the king, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.
[13] And the weight of the gold that is coming to Solomon in one year is six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold,
[14] apart from what the tourists, and the merchants, are bringing in; and all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land, are bringing in gold and silver to Solomon.
[15] And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold, six hundred shekels of alloyed gold he causeth to go up on the one target;
[16] and three hundred shields of alloyed gold, three hundred shekels of gold he causeth to go up on the one shield, and the king putteth them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
[17] And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with pure gold;
[18] and six steps are to the throne, and a footstool of gold, to the throne they are fastened, and hands are on this side and on that on the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,
[19] and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps on this side, and on that: it hath not been made so for any kingdom.
[20] And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon are of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon are of refined gold-silver is not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything;
[21] for ships of the king are going to Tarshish, with servants of Huram: once in three years come do the ships of Tarshish bearing gold, and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
[22] And king Solomon becometh greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom;
[23] and all the kings of the earth are seeking the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God hath put in his heart,
[24] and they are bringing in each his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
[25] And there are to Solomon four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in cities of the chariot, and with the king in Jerusalem.
[26] And he is ruling over all the kings from the River even unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt.
[27] And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as sycamores, that are in the low country, for abundance,
[28] and they are bringing out horses from Egypt to Solomon, and from all the lands.
[29] And the rest of the matters of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and with the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
[30] And Solomon reigneth in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years,
[31] and Solomon lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David his father, and reign doth Rehoboam his son in his stead.