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1 Kings 10 (WEBP)

[1] When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.
[2] She came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.
[3] Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.
[4] When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
[5] the food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house, there was no more spirit in her.
[6] She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
[7] However, I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, not even half was told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.
[8] Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
[9] Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
[10] She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
[11] The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees and precious stones.
[12] The king made of the almug trees pillars for Yahweh’s house and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen to this day.
[13] King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, in addition to that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
[14] Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
[15] in addition to that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.
[16] King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
[17] He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
[18] Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.
[19] There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
[20] Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.
[21] 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. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.
[22] For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
[23] So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
[24] All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.
[25] Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.
[26] Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen. He kept them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
[27] The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
[28] The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
[29] A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty shekels; and so they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.

1 Kings 10:11 possibly an Indian sandalwood, with nice grain and a pleasant scent, and good for woodworking
1 Kings 10:14 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 666 talents is about 20 metric tons
1 Kings 10:16 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 600 shekels is about 6 kilograms or 13.2 pounds or 192 Troy ounces.
1 Kings 10:17 A mina is about 600 grams or 1.3 U. S. pounds.
1 Kings 10:29 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 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

1 Kings 10 (KJVS)

[1] And when the queen of Sheba heard () of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came () to prove () him with hard questions.
[2] And she came () to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare () spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come () to Solomon, she communed () with him of all that was in her heart.
[3] And Solomon told () her all her questions: there was not any thing hid () from the king, which he told () her not.
[4] And when the queen of Sheba had seen () all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built, ()
[5] and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, () and their apparel, and his cupbearers, () and his ascent by which he went up () unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
[6] And she said () to the king, It was a true report that I heard () in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
[7] Howbeit I believed () not the words, until I came, () and mine eyes had seen () it: and, behold, the half was not told () me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth () the fame which I heard. ()
[8] Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand () continually before thee, and that hear () thy wisdom.
[9] Blessed () be the Lord thy God, which delighted () in thee, to set () thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made () he thee king, to do () judgment and justice.
[10] And she gave () the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, () and precious stones: there came () no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave () to king Solomon.
[11] And the navy also of Hiram, that brought () gold from Ophir, brought in () from Ophir great plenty () of almug trees, and precious stones.
[12] And the king made () of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: () there came () no such almug trees, nor were seen () unto this day.
[13] And king Solomon gave () unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, () beside that which Solomon gave () her of his royal bounty. So she turned () and went () to her own country, she and her servants.
[14] Now the weight of gold that came () to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
[15] beside that he had of the merchantmen, () and of the traffick of the spice merchants, () and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
[16] And king Solomon made () two hundred targets of beaten () gold: six hundred shekels of gold went () to one target.
[17] And he made three hundred shields of beaten () gold; three pound of gold went () to one shield: and the king put () them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
[18] Moreover the king made () a great throne of ivory, and overlaid () it with the best () gold.
[19] 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, () and two lions stood () beside the stays.
[20] 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.
[21] And 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; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted () of in the days of Solomon.
[22] For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came () the navy of Tharshish, bringing () gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
[23] So king Solomon exceeded () all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
[24] And all the earth sought () to Solomon, to hear () his wisdom, which God had put () in his heart.
[25] And they brought () 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.
[26] And Solomon gathered together () chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed () in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
[27] And the king made () silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made () he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
[28] And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants () received () the linen yarn at a price.
[29] And a chariot came up () and went out () 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 out () by their means.

1 Kings 10:3 Heb. words
1 Kings 10:5a Heb. standing
1 Kings 10:5b Or, Butlers
1 Kings 10:6a Heb. word
1 Kings 10:6b Or, sayings
1 Kings 10:7 Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the fame
1 Kings 10:12 Or, rails: Heb. a prop
1 Kings 10:15 Or, captains
1 Kings 10:19a Heb. on the hinder part thereof
1 Kings 10:19b Heb. hands
1 Kings 10:20 Heb. so
1 Kings 10:21 Or, there was no silver in them
1 Kings 10:22 Or, elephants teeth
1 Kings 10:24 Heb. sought the face of
1 Kings 10:27 Heb. gave
1 Kings 10:28 Heb. And the going forth of the horses which was Solomons
1 Kings 10:29 Heb. by their hand

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 10 (BYZ)

[1] και βασιλισσα σαβα ηκουσεν το ονομα σαλωμων και το ονομα κυριου και ηλθεν πειρασαι αυτον εν αινιγμασιν
[2] και ηλθεν εις ιερουσαλημ εν δυναμει βαρεια σφοδρα και καμηλοι αιρουσαι ηδυσματα και χρυσον πολυν σφοδρα και λιθον τιμιον και εισηλθεν προς σαλωμων και ελαλησεν αυτω παντα οσα ην εν τη καρδια αυτης
[3] και απηγγειλεν αυτη σαλωμων παντας τους λογους αυτης ουκ ην λογος παρεωραμενος παρα του βασιλεως ον ουκ απηγγειλεν αυτη
[4] και ειδεν βασιλισσα σαβα πασαν φρονησιν σαλωμων και τον οικον ον ωκοδομησεν
[5] και τα βρωματα σαλωμων και την καθεδραν παιδων αυτου και την στασιν λειτουργων αυτου και τον ιματισμον αυτου και τους οινοχοους αυτου και την ολοκαυτωσιν αυτου ην ανεφερεν εν οικω κυριου και εξ εαυτης εγενετο
[6] και ειπεν προς τον βασιλεα σαλωμων αληθινος ο λογος ον ηκουσα εν τη γη μου περι του λογου σου και περι της φρονησεως σου
[7] και ουκ επιστευσα τοις λαλουσιν μοι εως οτου παρεγενομην και εωρακασιν οι οφθαλμοι μου και ιδου ουκ εστιν το ημισυ καθως απηγγειλαν μοι προστεθεικας αγαθα προς αυτα επι πασαν την ακοην ην ηκουσα εν τη γη μου
[8] μακαριαι αι γυναικες σου μακαριοι οι παιδες σου ουτοι οι παρεστηκοτες ενωπιον σου δι ολου οι ακουοντες πασαν την φρονησιν σου
[9] γενοιτο κυριος ο θεος σου ευλογημενος ος ηθελησεν εν σοι δουναι σε επι θρονου ισραηλ δια το αγαπαν κυριον τον ισραηλ στησαι εις τον αιωνα και εθετο σε βασιλεα επ αυτους του ποιειν κριμα εν δικαιοσυνη και εν κριμασιν αυτων
[10] και εδωκεν τω σαλωμων εκατον εικοσι ταλαντα χρυσιου και ηδυσματα πολλα σφοδρα και λιθον τιμιον ουκ εληλυθει κατα τα ηδυσματα εκεινα ετι εις πληθος α εδωκεν βασιλισσα σαβα τω βασιλει σαλωμων
[11] και η ναυς χιραμ η αιρουσα το χρυσιον εκ σουφιρ ηνεγκεν ξυλα απελεκητα πολλα σφοδρα και λιθον τιμιον
[12] και εποιησεν ο βασιλευς τα ξυλα τα απελεκητα υποστηριγματα του οικου κυριου και του οικου του βασιλεως και ναβλας και κινυρας τοις ωδοις ουκ εληλυθει τοιαυτα ξυλα απελεκητα επι της γης ουδε ωφθησαν που εως της ημερας ταυτης
[13] και ο βασιλευς σαλωμων εδωκεν τη βασιλισση σαβα παντα οσα ηθελησεν οσα ητησατο εκτος παντων ων δεδωκει αυτη δια χειρος του βασιλεως σαλωμων και απεστραφη και ηλθεν εις την γην αυτης αυτη και παντες οι παιδες αυτης
[14] και ην ο σταθμος του χρυσιου του εληλυθοτος τω σαλωμων εν ενιαυτω ενι εξακοσια και εξηκοντα εξ ταλαντα χρυσιου
[15] χωρις των φορων των υποτεταγμενων και των εμπορων και παντων των βασιλεων του περαν και των σατραπων της γης
[16] και εποιησεν σαλωμων τριακοσια δορατα χρυσα ελατα τριακοσιοι χρυσοι επησαν επι το δορυ το εν
[17] και τριακοσια οπλα χρυσα ελατα τρεις μναι χρυσιου ενησαν εις το οπλον το εν και εδωκεν αυτα εις οικον δρυμου του λιβανου
[18] και εποιησεν ο βασιλευς θρονον ελεφαντινον μεγαν και περιεχρυσωσεν αυτον χρυσιω δοκιμω
[19] εξ αναβαθμοι τω θρονω και προτομαι μοσχων τω θρονω εκ των οπισω αυτου και χειρες ενθεν και ενθεν επι του τοπου της καθεδρας και δυο λεοντες εστηκοτες παρα τας χειρας
[20] και δωδεκα λεοντες εστωτες επι των εξ αναβαθμων ενθεν και ενθεν ου γεγονεν ουτως παση βασιλεια
[21] και παντα τα σκευη του ποτου σαλωμων χρυσα και λουτηρες χρυσοι παντα τα σκευη οικου δρυμου του λιβανου χρυσιω συγκεκλεισμενα ουκ ην αργυριον οτι ουκ ην λογιζομενον εν ταις ημεραις σαλωμων
[22] οτι ναυς θαρσις τω βασιλει εν τη θαλασση μετα των νηων χιραμ μια δια τριων ετων ηρχετο τω βασιλει ναυς εκ θαρσις χρυσιου και αργυριου και λιθων τορευτων και πελεκητων
[23] και εμεγαλυνθη σαλωμων υπερ παντας τους βασιλεις της γης πλουτω και φρονησει
[24] και παντες βασιλεις της γης εζητουν το προσωπον σαλωμων του ακουσαι της φρονησεως αυτου ης εδωκεν κυριος εν τη καρδια αυτου
[25] και αυτοι εφερον εκαστος τα δωρα αυτου σκευη χρυσα και ιματισμον στακτην και ηδυσματα και ιππους και ημιονους το κατ ενιαυτον ενιαυτον
[26] και ησαν τω σαλωμων τεσσαρες χιλιαδες θηλειαι ιπποι εις αρματα και δωδεκα χιλιαδες ιππεων και εθετο αυτας εν ταις πολεσι των αρματων και μετα του βασιλεως εν ιερουσαλημ (10:26Α) και ην ηγουμενος παντων των βασιλεων απο του ποταμου και εως γης αλλοφυλων και εως οριων αιγυπτου
[27] και εδωκεν ο βασιλευς το χρυσιον και το αργυριον εν ιερουσαλημ ως λιθους και τας κεδρους εδωκεν ως συκαμινους τας εν τη πεδινη εις πληθος
[28] και η εξοδος των ιππων σαλωμων εξ αιγυπτου και εκ θεκουε εμποροι του βασιλεως ελαμβανον εκ θεκουε εν αλλαγματι
[29] και ανεβαινεν η εξοδος εξ αιγυπτου αρμα αντι εκατον αργυριου και ιππος αντι πεντηκοντα αργυριου και ουτω πασιν τοις βασιλευσιν χεττιιν και βασιλευσιν συριας κατα θαλασσαν εξεπορευοντο