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World English Bible

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.

2 Chronicles 9:4 Or, butlers
2 Chronicles 9:5a Heb. word
2 Chronicles 9:5b Or, sayings
2 Chronicles 9:11 Or, stairs, Heb. highways
2 Chronicles 9:14 Or, captains
2 Chronicles 9:18 Heb. hands
2 Chronicles 9:20a Heb. shut up
2 Chronicles 9:20b Or, there was no silver in them
2 Chronicles 9:21 Or, elephants teeth
2 Chronicles 9:26 That is, Euphrates
2 Chronicles 9:27 Heb. gave
2 Chronicles 9:29 Heb. words

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)

2 Chronicles 9 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () βασίλισσα () Σαβα ἤκουσεν () τὸ () ὄνομα () Σαλωμων καὶ () ἦλθεν () τοῦ () πειράσαι () Σαλωμων ἐν () αἰνίγμασιν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () ἐν () δυνάμει () βαρείᾳ () σφόδρα () καὶ () κάμηλοι () αἴρουσαι () ἀρώματα () καὶ () χρυσίον () εἰς () πλῆθος () καὶ () λίθον () τίμιον () καὶ () ἦλθεν () πρὸς () Σαλωμων καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐν () τῇ () ψυχῇ () αὐτῆς. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἀνήγγειλεν () αὐτῇ () Σαλωμων πάντας () τοὺς () λόγους () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () οὐ () παρῆλθεν () λόγος () ἀπὸ () Σαλωμων, ὃν () οὐκ () ἀπήγγειλεν () αὐτῇ. ()
[3] Καὶ () εἶδεν () βασίλισσα () Σαβα τὴν () σοφίαν () Σαλωμων καὶ () τὸν () οἶκον, () ὃν () ᾠκοδόμησεν, ()
[4] καὶ () τὰ () βρώματα () τῶν () τραπεζῶν () καὶ () καθέδραν () παίδων () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () στάσιν () λειτουργῶν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἱματισμὸν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () οἰνοχόους αὐτοῦ () καὶ () στολισμὸν αὐτῶν () καὶ () τὰ () ὁλοκαυτώματα, () ἃ () ἀνέφερεν () ἐν () οἴκῳ () κυρίου, () καὶ () ἐξ () ἑαυτῆς () ἐγένετο. ()
[5] Καὶ () εἶπεν () πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () Ἀληθινὸς () ὁ () λόγος, () ὃν () ἤκουσα () ἐν () τῇ () γῇ () μου () περὶ () τῶν () λόγων () σου () καὶ () περὶ () τῆς () σοφίας () σου, ()
[6] καὶ () οὐκ () ἐπίστευσα () τοῖς () λόγοις, () ἕως () οὗ () ἦλθον () καὶ () εἶδον () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοί () μου, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () οὐκ () ἀπηγγέλη () μοι () ἥμισυ () τοῦ () πλήθους () τῆς () σοφίας () σου, () προσέθηκας () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἀκοήν, () ἣν () ἤκουσα· ()
[7] μακάριοι () οἱ () ἄνδρες, () μακάριοι () οἱ () παῖδές () σου () οὗτοι () οἱ () παρεστηκότες () σοι () διὰ () παντὸς () καὶ () ἀκούουσιν () σοφίαν () σου· ()
[8] ἔστω () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () σου () ηὐλογημένος, () ὃς () ἠθέλησέν () σοι () τοῦ () δοῦναί () σε () ἐπὶ () θρόνον () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () βασιλέα () τῷ () κυρίῳ () θεῷ () σου· () ἐν () τῷ () ἀγαπῆσαι () κύριον () τὸν () θεόν () σου () τὸν () Ισραηλ () τοῦ () στῆσαι () αὐτὸν () εἰς () αἰῶνα () καὶ () ἔδωκέν () σε () ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () εἰς () βασιλέα () τοῦ () ποιῆσαι () κρίμα () καὶ () δικαιοσύνην. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () ἑκατὸν () εἴκοσι () τάλαντα () χρυσίου () καὶ () ἀρώματα () εἰς () πλῆθος () πολὺ () καὶ () λίθον () τίμιον· () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () κατὰ () τὰ () ἀρώματα () ἐκεῖνα, () ἃ () ἔδωκεν () βασίλισσα () Σαβα τῷ () βασιλεῖ () Σαλωμων.
[10] [Καὶ () οἱ () παῖδες () Σαλωμων καὶ () οἱ () παῖδες () Χιραμ ἔφερον () χρυσίον () τῷ () Σαλωμων ἐκ () Σουφιρ καὶ () ξύλα () πεύκινα καὶ () λίθον () τίμιον· ()
[11] καὶ () ἐποίησεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τὰ () ξύλα () τὰ () πεύκινα ἀναβάσεις τῷ () οἴκῳ () κυρίου () καὶ () τῷ () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () κιθάρας () καὶ () νάβλας τοῖς () ᾠδοῖς, καὶ () οὐκ () ὤφθησαν () τοιαῦτα () ἔμπροσθεν () ἐν () γῇ () Ιουδα.]
[12] καὶ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Σαλωμων ἔδωκεν () τῇ () βασιλίσσῃ () Σαβα πάντα () τὰ () θελήματα () αὐτῆς, () ἃ () ᾔτησεν, () ἐκτὸς () πάντων, () ὧν () ἤνεγκεν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () Σαλωμων· καὶ () ἀπέστρεψεν () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () αὐτῆς. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἦν () ὁ () σταθμὸς τοῦ () χρυσίου () τοῦ () ἐνεχθέντος () τῷ () Σαλωμων ἐν () ἐνιαυτῷ () ἑνὶ () ἑξακόσια () ἑξήκοντα () ἓξ () τάλαντα () χρυσίου ()
[14] πλὴν () τῶν () ἀνδρῶν () τῶν () ὑποτεταγμένων () καὶ () τῶν () ἐμπορευομένων, () ὧν () ἔφερον, () καὶ () πάντων () τῶν () βασιλέων () τῆς () Ἀραβίας () καὶ () σατραπῶν τῆς () γῆς, () ἔφερον () χρυσίον () καὶ () ἀργύριον () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () Σαλωμων.
[15] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Σαλωμων διακοσίους () θυρεοὺς () χρυσοῦς () ἐλατούς, ἑξακόσιοι () χρυσοῖ () καθαροὶ () τῷ () ἑνὶ () θυρεῷ, () ἑξακόσιοι () χρυσοῖ () ἐπῆσαν ἐπὶ () τὸν () ἕνα () θυρεόν· ()
[16] καὶ () τριακοσίας () ἀσπίδας ἐλατὰς χρυσᾶς, () τριακοσίων () χρυσῶν () ἀνεφέρετο () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἀσπίδα ἑκάστην· () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () αὐτὰς () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἐν () οἴκῳ () δρυμοῦ τοῦ () Λιβάνου.
[17] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () θρόνον () ἐλεφάντινον () ὀδόντων () μέγαν () καὶ () κατεχρύσωσεν αὐτὸν () χρυσίῳ () δοκίμῳ· ()
[18] καὶ () ἓξ () ἀναβαθμοὶ () τῷ () θρόνῳ () ἐνδεδεμένοι χρυσίῳ, () καὶ () ἀγκῶνες ἔνθεν () καὶ () ἔνθεν () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () τῆς () καθέδρας, () καὶ () δύο () λέοντες () ἑστηκότες () παρὰ () τοὺς () ἀγκῶνας,
[19] καὶ () δώδεκα () λέοντες () ἑστηκότες () ἐκεῖ () ἐπὶ () τῶν () ἓξ () ἀναβαθμῶν () ἔνθεν () καὶ () ἔνθεν· () οὐκ () ἐγενήθη () οὕτως () ἐν () πάσῃ () βασιλείᾳ. ()
[20] Καὶ () πάντα () τὰ () σκεύη () τοῦ () βασιλέως () Σαλωμων χρυσίου, () καὶ () πάντα () τὰ () σκεύη () οἴκου () δρυμοῦ τοῦ () Λιβάνου χρυσίῳ () κατειλημμένα, () οὐκ () ἦν () ἀργύριον () λογιζόμενον () ἐν () ἡμέραις () Σαλωμων εἰς () οὐθέν· ()
[21] ὅτι () ναῦς () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () ἐπορεύετο () εἰς () Θαρσις μετὰ () τῶν () παίδων () Χιραμ, ἅπαξ () διὰ () τριῶν () ἐτῶν () ἤρχετο () πλοῖα () ἐκ () Θαρσις τῷ () βασιλεῖ () γέμοντα () χρυσίου () καὶ () ἀργυρίου () καὶ () ὀδόντων () ἐλεφαντίνων () καὶ () πιθήκων.
[22] Καὶ () ἐμεγαλύνθη () Σαλωμων ὑπὲρ () πάντας () τοὺς () βασιλεῖς () καὶ () πλούτῳ () καὶ () σοφίᾳ. ()
[23] Καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () βασιλεῖς () τῆς () γῆς () ἐζήτουν () τὸ () πρόσωπον () Σαλωμων ἀκοῦσαι () τῆς () σοφίας () αὐτοῦ, () ἧς () ἔδωκεν () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () καρδίᾳ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[24] Καὶ () αὐτοὶ () ἔφερον () ἕκαστος () τὰ () δῶρα () αὐτοῦ, () σκεύη () ἀργυρᾶ () καὶ () σκεύη () χρυσᾶ () καὶ () ἱματισμόν, () στακτὴν καὶ () ἡδύσματα, ἵππους () καὶ () ἡμιόνους, τὸ () κατ’ () ἐνιαυτὸν () ἐνιαυτόν. ()
[25] Καὶ () ἦσαν () τῷ () Σαλωμων τέσσαρες () χιλιάδες () θήλειαι () ἵπποι () εἰς () ἅρματα () καὶ () δώδεκα () χιλιάδες () ἱππέων, () καὶ () ἔθετο () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () πόλεσιν () τῶν () ἁρμάτων () καὶ () μετὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[26] Καὶ () ἦν () ἡγούμενος () πάντων () τῶν () βασιλέων () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () ποταμοῦ () καὶ () ἕως () γῆς () ἀλλοφύλων () καὶ () ἕως () ὁρίου () Αἰγύπτου. ()
[27] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τὸ () χρυσίον () καὶ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () ὡς () λίθους () καὶ () τὰς () κέδρους ὡς () συκαμίνους () τὰς () ἐν () τῇ () πεδινῇ () εἰς () πλῆθος. ()
[28] Καὶ () ἡ () ἔξοδος () τῶν () ἵππων () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου () τῷ () Σαλωμων καὶ () ἐκ () πάσης () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[29] Καὶ () οἱ () κατάλοιποι () λόγοι () Σαλωμων οἱ () πρῶτοι () καὶ () οἱ () ἔσχατοι () ἰδοὺ () γεγραμμένοι () ἐπὶ () τῶν () λόγων () Ναθαν () τοῦ () προφήτου () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τῶν () λόγων () Αχια τοῦ () Σηλωνίτου καὶ () ἐν () ταῖς () ὁράσεσιν () Ιωηλ () τοῦ () ὁρῶντος περὶ () Ιεροβοαμ υἱοῦ () Ναβατ.
[30] Καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Σαλωμων ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἐπὶ () πάντα () Ισραηλ () τεσσαράκοντα () ἔτη. ()
[31] Καὶ () ἐκοιμήθη () Σαλωμων, καὶ () ἔθαψαν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () πόλει () Δαυιδ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Ροβοαμ () υἱὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.