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| [1]And the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, and cometh to try him with enigmas, |
[1]And the queen of Sheba hearing the fame of Solomon (concerning the name of the Lord) came to prove him with hard questions. |
| [2]and she cometh to Jerusalem, with a very great company, camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stone, and she cometh unto Solomon, and speaketh unto him all that hath been with her heart. |
[2]And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, and camels that bear sweet odors, and gold exceeding much, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and communed with him of all that was in her heart. |
| [3]And Solomon declareth to her all her matters -- there hath not been a thing hid from the king that he hath not declared to her. |
[3]And Solomon declared unto her all her questions: nothing was hid from the king, which he expounded not unto her. |
| [4]And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built, |
[4]Then the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, |
| [5]and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their clothing, and his butlers, and his burnt-offering that he causeth to ascend in the house of Jehovah, and there hath not been in her any more spirit. |
[5]And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and his drinking vessels, and his burnt offerings, that he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was greatly astonied. |
| [6]And she saith unto the king, `True hath been the word that I heard in my land, concerning thy matters and thy wisdom; |
[6]And she said unto the king, It was a true word that I heard in mine own land of thy sayings, and of thy wisdom. |
| [7]and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me -- the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard. |
[7]Howbeit I believed not this report till I came, and had seen it with mine eyes: but lo, the one half was not told me: for thou hast more wisdom and prosperity, than I have heard by report. |
| [8]O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom! |
[8]Happy are the men, happy are these thy servants, which stand ever before thee, and hear thy wisdom. |
| [9]Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness. |
[9]Blessed be the Lord thy God, which loved thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel forever and made thee king to do equity and righteousness. |
| [10]And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices very many, and precious stone; there came not like that spice any more for abundance that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. |
[10]And she gave the king sixscore talents of gold, and of sweet odors exceeding much, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of sweet odors, as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. |
| [11]And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone; |
[11]The navy also of Hiram (that carried gold from Ophir) brought likewise great plenty of almuggim trees from Ophir and precious stones. |
| [12]and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen [such] unto this day. |
[12]And the king made of the almuggim trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's palace, and made harps and psalteries for singers. There came no more such almuggim trees, nor were any more seen unto this day. |
| [13]And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants. |
[13]And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba, whatsoever she would ask, besides that, which Solomon gave her of his kingly liberality: so she returned and went to her own country, both she, and her servants. |
| [14]And the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talents of gold, |
[14]Also the weight of gold, that came to Solomon in one year, was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, |
| [15]apart from [that of] the tourists, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the land. |
[15]Besides that he had of merchantmen and of the merchandises of them that sold spices, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the princes of the country. |
| [16]And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold -- six hundred of gold go up on the one target; |
[16]And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, six hundred shekels of gold went to a target: |
| [17]and three hundred shields of alloyed gold -- three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them [in] the house of the forest of Lebanon. |
[17]And three hundred shields of beaten gold, three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the wood of Lebanon. |
| [18]And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with refined gold; |
[18]Then the king made a great throne of ivory, and covered it with the best gold. |
| [19]six steps hath the throne, and a round top [is] to the throne behind it, and hands [are] on this [side] and on that, unto the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands, |
[19]And 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 throne, and two lions standing by the stays. |
| [20]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 there stood twelve lions on the six steps on either side: there was not the like made in any kingdom. |
| [21]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 -- there are none of silver; it was not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything, |
[21]And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the wood of Lebanon were of pure gold, none were of silver: for it was nothing esteemed in the days of Solomon. |
| [22]for a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the navy of Tarshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. |
[22]For the king had on the sea the navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three year came the navy of Tharshish, and brought gold and silver, ivory, and apes and peacocks. |
| [23]And king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom, |
[23]So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth both in riches and in wisdom. |
| [24]and all the earth is seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God hath put into his heart, |
[24]And all the world sought to see Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart, |
| [25]and they are bringing each his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, the matter of a year in a year. |
[25]And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and sweet odors, horses and mules, from year to year. |
| [26]And Solomon gathereth chariots, and horsemen, and he hath a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placeth them in the cities of the chariot, and with the king in Jerusalem. |
[26]Then Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. |
| [27]And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as the sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance. |
[27]And the king gave silver in Jerusalem as stones, and gave cedars as the wild fig trees that grow abundantly in the plain. |
| [28]And the outgoing of the horses that king Solomon hath [is] from Egypt, and from Keveh; merchants of the king take from Keveh at a price; |
[28]Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and fine linen: the king's merchants received the linen for a price. |
| [29]and a chariot cometh up and cometh out of Egypt for six hundred silverlings, and a horse for fifty and a hundred, and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Aram; by their hand they bring out. |
[29]There came up and went out of Egypt some chariot, worth six hundred shekels of silver: that is, one horse, an hundred and fifty and thus they brought horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram [Syria] by their means. |