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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 H4436 of Sheba H7614 heard H8085 (8804) of the fame H8088 of Solomon H8010, she came H935 (8799) to prove H5254 (8763) Solomon H8010 with hard questions H2420 at Jerusalem H3389, with a very H3966 great H3515 company H2428, and camels H1581 that bare H5375 (8802) spices H1314, and gold H2091 in abundance H7230, and precious H3368 stones H68: and when she was come H935 (8799) to Solomon H8010, she communed H1696 (8762) with him of all that was in her heart H3824.
[2] And Solomon H8010 told H5046 (8686) her all her questions H1697: and there was nothing hid H5956 (8738) from Solomon H8010 which he told H5046 (8689) her not.
[3] And when the queen H4436 of Sheba H7614 had seen H7200 (8799) the wisdom H2451 of Solomon H8010, and the house H1004 that he had built H1129 (8804),
[4] And the meat H3978 of his table H7979, and the sitting H4186 of his servants H5650, and the attendance H4612 of his ministers H8334 (8764), and their apparel H4403; his cupbearers H8248 (8688) also, and their apparel H4403; and his ascent H5944 by which he went up H5927 (8799) into the house H1004 of the LORD H3068; there was no more spirit H7307 in her.
[5] And she said H559 (8799) to the king H4428, [It was] a true H571 report H1697 which I heard H8085 (8804) in mine own land H776 of thine acts H1697, and of thy wisdom H2451:
[6] Howbeit I believed H539 (8689) not their words H1697, until I came H935 (8804), and mine eyes H5869 had seen H7200 (8799) [it]: and, behold, the one half H2677 of the greatness H4768 of thy wisdom H2451 was not told H5046 (8717) me: [for] thou exceedest H3254 (8804) the fame H8052 that I heard H8085 (8804).
[7] Happy H835 [are] thy men H582, and happy H835 [are] these thy servants H5650, which stand H5975 (8802) continually H8548 before H6440 thee, and hear H8085 (8802) thy wisdom H2451.
[8] Blessed H1288 (8803) be the LORD H3068 thy God H430, which delighted H2654 (8804) in thee to set H5414 (8800) thee on his throne H3678, [to be] king H4428 for the LORD H3068 thy God H430: because thy God H430 loved H160 Israel H3478, to establish H5975 (8687) them for ever H5769, therefore made H5414 (8799) he thee king H4428 over them, to do H6213 (8800) judgment H4941 and justice H6666.
[9] And she gave H5414 (8799) the king H4428 an hundred H3967 and twenty H6242 talents H3603 of gold H2091, and of spices H1314 great H3966 abundance H7230, and precious H3368 stones H68: neither was there any such spice H1314 as the queen H4436 of Sheba H7614 gave H5414 (8804) king H4428 Solomon H8010.
[10] And the servants H5650 also of Huram H2361, and the servants H5650 of Solomon H8010, which brought H935 (8689) gold H2091 from Ophir H211, brought H935 (8689) algum H418 trees H6086 and precious H3368 stones H68.
[11] And the king H4428 made H6213 (8799) [of] the algum H418 trees H6086 terraces H4546 to the house H1004 of the LORD H3068, and to the king’s H4428 palace H1004, and harps H3658 and psalteries H5035 for singers H7891 (8802): and there were none such H1992 seen H7200 (8738) before H6440 in the land H776 of Judah H3063.
[12] And king H4428 Solomon H8010 gave H5414 (8804) to the queen H4436 of Sheba H7614 all her desire H2656, whatsoever she asked H7592 (8804), beside [that] which she had brought H935 (8689) unto the king H4428. So she turned H2015 (8799), and went away H3212 (8799) to her own land H776, she and her servants H5650.
[13] Now the weight H4948 of gold H2091 that came H935 (8804) to Solomon H8010 in one H259 year H8141 was six H8337 hundred H3967 and threescore H8346 and six H8337 talents H3603 of gold H2091;
[14] Beside [that which] chapmen H582 H8446 (8802) and merchants H5503 (8802) brought H935 (8688). And all the kings H4428 of Arabia H6152 and governors H6346 of the country H776 brought H935 (8688) gold H2091 and silver H3701 to Solomon H8010.
[15] And king H4428 Solomon H8010 made H6213 (8799) two hundred H3967 targets H6793 [of] beaten H7820 (8803) gold H2091: six H8337 hundred H3967 [shekels] of beaten H7820 (8803) gold H2091 went H5927 (8686) to one H259 target H6793.
[16] And three H7969 hundred H3967 shields H4043 [made he of] beaten H7820 (8803) gold H2091: three H7969 hundred H3967 [shekels] of gold H2091 went H5927 (8686) to one H259 shield H4043. And the king H4428 put H5414 (8799) them in the house H1004 of the forest H3293 of Lebanon H3844.
[17] Moreover the king H4428 made H6213 (8799) a great H1419 throne H3678 of ivory H8127, and overlaid H6823 (8762) it with pure H2889 gold H2091.
[18] And [there were] six H8337 steps H4609 to the throne H3678, with a footstool H3534 of gold H2091, [which were] fastened H270 (8716) to the throne H3678, and stays H3027 on each side of the sitting H3427 (8800) place H4725, and two H8147 lions H738 standing H5975 (8802) by H681 the stays H3027:
[19] And twelve H8147 H6240 lions H738 stood H5975 (8802) there on the one side and on the other upon the six H8337 steps H4609. There was not the like made H6213 (8738) in any kingdom H4467.
[20] And all the drinking H4945 vessels H3627 of king H4428 Solomon H8010 [were of] gold H2091, and all the vessels H3627 of the house H1004 of the forest H3293 of Lebanon H3844 [were of] pure H5462 (8803) gold H2091: none [were of] silver H3701; it was [not] any H3972 thing accounted H2803 (8737) of in the days H3117 of Solomon H8010.
[21] For the king’s H4428 ships H591 went H1980 (8802) to Tarshish H8659 with the servants H5650 of Huram H2361: every three H7969 years H8141 once H259 came H935 (8799) the ships H591 of Tarshish H8659 bringing H5375 (8802) gold H2091, and silver H3701, ivory H8143, and apes H6971, and peacocks H8500.
[22] And king H4428 Solomon H8010 passed H1431 (8799) all the kings H4428 of the earth H776 in riches H6239 and wisdom H2451.
[23] And all the kings H4428 of the earth H776 sought H1245 (8764) the presence H6440 of Solomon H8010, to hear H8085 (8800) his wisdom H2451, that God H430 had put H5414 (8804) in his heart H3820.
[24] And they brought H935 (8688) every man H376 his present H4503, vessels H3627 of silver H3701, and vessels H3627 of gold H2091, and raiment H8008, harness H5402, and spices H1314, horses H5483, and mules H6505, a rate H1697 year H8141 by year H8141.
[25] And Solomon H8010 had four H702 thousand H505 stalls H723 for horses H5483 and chariots H4818, and twelve H8147 H6240 thousand H505 horsemen H6571; whom he bestowed H3240 (8686) in the chariot H7393 cities H5892, and with the king H4428 at Jerusalem H3389.
[26] And he reigned H4910 (8802) over all the kings H4428 from the river H5104 even unto the land H776 of the Philistines H6430, and to the border H1366 of Egypt H4714.
[27] And the king H4428 made H5414 (8799) silver H3701 in Jerusalem H3389 as stones H68, and cedar trees H730 made H5414 (8804) he as the sycomore trees H8256 that [are] in the low plains H8219 in abundance H7230.
[28] And they brought H3318 (8688) unto Solomon H8010 horses H5483 out of Egypt H4714, and out of all lands H776.
[29] Now the rest H7605 of the acts H1697 of Solomon H8010, first H7223 and last H314, [are] they not written H3789 (8803) in the book H1697 of Nathan H5416 the prophet H5030, and in the prophecy H5016 of Ahijah H281 the Shilonite H7888, and in the visions H2378 of Iddo H3260 the seer H2374 against Jeroboam H3379 the son H1121 of Nebat H5028?
[30] And Solomon H8010 reigned H4427 (8799) in Jerusalem H3389 over all Israel H3478 forty H705 years H8141.
[31] And Solomon H8010 slept H7901 (8799) with his fathers H1, and he was buried H6912 (8799) in the city H5892 of David H1732 his father H1: and Rehoboam H7346 his son H1121 reigned H4427 (8799) 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.