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| [1]And when the queene of Saba hearde of the fame of Solomon, she came to proue him in hard questions at Hierusalem, with a verie great companie, with camels that bare spices, and plentie of golde, and precious stones: And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that she had in her heart |
[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 bore spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she had come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. |
| [2]And Solomon soyled her all her questions: and there was not one word hyd from Solomon, which he tolde her not |
[2]And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not. |
| [3]And when the queene of Saba had seene the wisdome of Solomon, and the house that he had buylt |
[3]And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, |
| [4]And the meate of his table, the sitting of his seruauntes, and the standing of his wayters, their apparell, his butlars, their apparell, his goyng vp by the whiche he went into the house of Lord: there was no more spirite in her |
[4]And the provisions of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cup-bearers 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 sayde to the king: The saying which I hearde in myne owne lande of thyne actes and of thy wisdome, is true |
[5]And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my own land of thy acts, and of thy wisdom: |
| [6]I beleued not the wordes of them, vntill I came and myne eyes had seene it: And beholde, the one halfe of thy wysdome was not tolde me: for thou exceedest the same that I hearde |
[6]Yet, I believed not their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it: and behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told to me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. |
| [7]Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes which stand before thee alway, and heare thy wysdome |
[7]Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. |
| [8]Blessed be the Lorde thy God, whiche had lust to thee, to set thee [king] on his seate, that thou mightest be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loueth Israel [and hath delyte] to make them continue euer, therefore made he thee king ouer them, to do right and equitie |
[8]Blessed be the LORD thy God, who 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 he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. |
| [9]And she gaue the king an hundred and twentie talentes of golde, and of spices exceeding great aboundaunce, and precious stones: neither was ther any more such spyce as the queene of Saba gaue king Solomon |
[9]And she gave the king a 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 to king Solomon. |
| [10]And the seruauntes of Hiram and the seruauntes of Solomon which brought gold from Ophir, brought also Algume wood and precious stones |
[10]And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones. |
| [11]And the king made of the Algume wood stayres in the house of the Lorde and in the kinges palace, & harpes, and psalteries for singers: And there was none such wood seene before in the land of Iuda |
[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 gaue to the queene of Saba euery pleasant thing that she asked, besides that which she had brought vnto the king: And so she turned and went away to her owne lande with her seruauntes |
[12]And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants. |
| [13]The waight of golde that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred threescore and sixe talentes of golde |
[13]Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold; |
| [14]Besides that which chapmen & marchauntes brought: and all the kinges of Arabia and rulers of that countrey brought golde and siluer to Solomon |
[14]Besides 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 tarkets of beaten golde: and sixe hundred sicles of beaten golde were spet vpon one target |
[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 shieldes made he of beaten golde, & one shielde cost three hundred peeces of golde: and the king put them in the house that was in the forest of Libanon |
[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]And the king made a great seate of yuory, & ouerlayde it with pure golde |
[17]Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. |
| [18]And there were sixe steps to the seate, with a footestoole of golde fastened to the seate: and pommels on eche syde of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the pommels |
[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 twelue lions stoode on the one side and on the other vpon the sixe steppes: so that there was no such worke made in any kingdome |
[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 golde, and al the vessels of the house that was in the forest of Libanon were of precious golde: for siluer was counted nothing worth in the dayes of Solomon |
[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 kinges shippes went to Tharsis with the seruauntes of Hiram, euery three yeres once came the shippes to Tharsis, and brought golde, siluer, yuorie, and apes, and pecockes |
[21]For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: once every three years came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. |
| [22]And king Solomon passed all the kinges of the earth, in richesse & wysedome |
[22]And king Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. |
| [23]And all the kinges of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to heare his wysedome that God had put in his heart |
[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 euery man his present, vessels of siuer, & vessels of golde, rayment, harnesse, spises, horses, and mules, and whatsoeuer might be gotten yere by yere |
[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 foure thousand stalles for horses, and charrettes, and twelue thousand horsemen: whom he bestowed in the charet cities, and [some were] with the king at Hierusalem |
[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 raigned ouer all the kinges that were from Euphrates, vnto the lande of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt |
[26]And he reigned over all the kings from the river even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. |
| [27]And the king made siluer in Hierusalem as plenteous as stones, and Cedar trees as plenteous as ye Mulberie trees that growe in the valleys |
[27]And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees he made as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance. |
| [28]And they brought vnto Solomon horses, out of Egypt, and out of all landes |
[28]And they brought to Solomon horses from Egypt, and from all lands. |
| [29]The rest of the actes of king Solomon first and last, are they not written in the sayings of Nathan the prophete, and in the prophecie of Ahiah the Silonite, and in the visions of Iddo the sear of visions against Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat |
[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 raigned in Hierusalem vpon all Israel fouretie yeres |
[30]And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. |
| [31]And Solomon slept with his fathers: and they buried him in the citie of Dauid his father, & Rehoboam his sonne raigned in his steade |
[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. |