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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.

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] και βασιλισσα σαβα ηκουσεν το ονομα σαλωμων και ηλθεν του πειρασαι σαλωμων εν αινιγμασιν εις ιερουσαλημ εν δυναμει βαρεια σφοδρα και καμηλοι αιρουσαι αρωματα και χρυσιον εις πληθος και λιθον τιμιον και ηλθεν προς σαλωμων και ελαλησεν προς αυτον παντα οσα εν τη ψυχη αυτης
[2] και ανηγγειλεν αυτη σαλωμων παντας τους λογους αυτης και ου παρηλθεν λογος απο σαλωμων ον ουκ απηγγειλεν αυτη
[3] και ειδεν βασιλισσα σαβα την σοφιαν σαλωμων και τον οικον ον ωκοδομησεν
[4] και τα βρωματα των τραπεζων και καθεδραν παιδων αυτου και στασιν λειτουργων αυτου και ιματισμον αυτων και οινοχοους αυτου και στολισμον αυτων και τα ολοκαυτωματα α ανεφερεν εν οικω κυριου και εξ εαυτης εγενετο
[5] και ειπεν προς τον βασιλεα αληθινος ο λογος ον ηκουσα εν τη γη μου περι των λογων σου και περι της σοφιας σου
[6] και ουκ επιστευσα τοις λογοις εως ου ηλθον και ειδον οι οφθαλμοι μου και ιδου ουκ απηγγελη μοι ημισυ του πληθους της σοφιας σου προσεθηκας επι την ακοην ην ηκουσα
[7] μακαριοι οι ανδρες μακαριοι οι παιδες σου ουτοι οι παρεστηκοτες σοι δια παντος και ακουουσιν σοφιαν σου
[8] εστω κυριος ο θεος σου ηυλογημενος ος ηθελησεν σοι του δουναι σε επι θρονον αυτου εις βασιλεα τω κυριω θεω σου εν τω αγαπησαι κυριον τον θεον σου τον ισραηλ του στησαι αυτον εις αιωνα και εδωκεν σε επ αυτους εις βασιλεα του ποιησαι κριμα και δικαιοσυνην
[9] και εδωκεν τω βασιλει εκατον εικοσι ταλαντα χρυσιου και αρωματα εις πληθος πολυ και λιθον τιμιον και ουκ ην κατα τα αρωματα εκεινα α εδωκεν βασιλισσα σαβα τω βασιλει σαλωμων
[10] και οι παιδες σαλωμων και οι παιδες χιραμ εφερον χρυσιον τω σαλωμων εκ σουφιρ και ξυλα πευκινα και λιθον τιμιον
[11] και εποιησεν ο βασιλευς τα ξυλα τα πευκινα αναβασεις τω οικω κυριου και τω οικω του βασιλεως και κιθαρας και ναβλας τοις ωδοις και ουκ ωφθησαν τοιαυτα εμπροσθεν εν γη ιουδα
[12] και ο βασιλευς σαλωμων εδωκεν τη βασιλισση σαβα παντα τα θεληματα αυτης α ητησεν εκτος παντων ων ηνεγκεν τω βασιλει σαλωμων και απεστρεψεν εις την γην αυτης
[13] και ην ο σταθμος του χρυσιου του ενεχθεντος τω σαλωμων εν ενιαυτω ενι εξακοσια εξηκοντα εξ ταλαντα χρυσιου
[14] πλην των ανδρων των υποτεταγμενων και των εμπορευομενων ων εφερον και παντων των βασιλεων της αραβιας και σατραπων της γης εφερον χρυσιον και αργυριον τω βασιλει σαλωμων
[15] και εποιησεν ο βασιλευς σαλωμων διακοσιους θυρεους χρυσους ελατους εξακοσιοι χρυσοι καθαροι τω ενι θυρεω εξακοσιοι χρυσοι επησαν επι τον ενα θυρεον
[16] και τριακοσιας ασπιδας ελατας χρυσας τριακοσιων χρυσων ανεφερετο επι την ασπιδα εκαστην και εδωκεν αυτας ο βασιλευς εν οικω δρυμου του λιβανου
[17] και εποιησεν ο βασιλευς θρονον ελεφαντινον οδοντων μεγαν και κατεχρυσωσεν αυτον χρυσιω δοκιμω
[18] και εξ αναβαθμοι τω θρονω ενδεδεμενοι χρυσιω και αγκωνες ενθεν και ενθεν επι του θρονου της καθεδρας και δυο λεοντες εστηκοτες παρα τους αγκωνας
[19] και δωδεκα λεοντες εστηκοτες εκει επι των εξ αναβαθμων ενθεν και ενθεν ουκ εγενηθη ουτως εν παση βασιλεια
[20] και παντα τα σκευη του βασιλεως σαλωμων χρυσιου και παντα τα σκευη οικου δρυμου του λιβανου χρυσιω κατειλημμενα ουκ ην αργυριον λογιζομενον εν ημεραις σαλωμων εις ουθεν
[21] οτι ναυς τω βασιλει επορευετο εις θαρσις μετα των παιδων χιραμ απαξ δια τριων ετων ηρχετο πλοια εκ θαρσις τω βασιλει γεμοντα χρυσιου και αργυριου και οδοντων ελεφαντινων και πιθηκων
[22] και εμεγαλυνθη σαλωμων υπερ παντας τους βασιλεις και πλουτω και σοφια
[23] και παντες οι βασιλεις της γης εζητουν το προσωπον σαλωμων ακουσαι της σοφιας αυτου ης εδωκεν ο θεος εν καρδια αυτου
[24] και αυτοι εφερον εκαστος τα δωρα αυτου σκευη αργυρα και σκευη χρυσα και ιματισμον στακτην και ηδυσματα ιππους και ημιονους το κατ ενιαυτον ενιαυτον
[25] και ησαν τω σαλωμων τεσσαρες χιλιαδες θηλειαι ιπποι εις αρματα και δωδεκα χιλιαδες ιππεων και εθετο αυτους εν πολεσιν των αρματων και μετα του βασιλεως εν ιερουσαλημ
[26] και ην ηγουμενος παντων των βασιλεων απο του ποταμου και εως γης αλλοφυλων και εως οριου αιγυπτου
[27] και εδωκεν ο βασιλευς το χρυσιον και το αργυριον εν ιερουσαλημ ως λιθους και τας κεδρους ως συκαμινους τας εν τη πεδινη εις πληθος
[28] και η εξοδος των ιππων εξ αιγυπτου τω σαλωμων και εκ πασης της γης
[29] και οι καταλοιποι λογοι σαλωμων οι πρωτοι και οι εσχατοι ιδου γεγραμμενοι επι των λογων ναθαν του προφητου και επι των λογων αχια του σηλωνιτου και εν ταις ορασεσιν ιωηλ του ορωντος περι ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ
[30] και εβασιλευσεν σαλωμων ο βασιλευς επι παντα ισραηλ τεσσαρακοντα ετη
[31] και εκοιμηθη σαλωμων και εθαψαν αυτον εν πολει δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και εβασιλευσεν ροβοαμ υιος αυτου αντ αυτου

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