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  9:1 ¶
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 train, 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. |
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9:1 ¶
And when the queenº
of Shebaº
heardººº
of the fameº
of Solomon,º
she cameºº
to proveººº
Solomonº
with hard questionsº
at Jerusalem,º
with a veryº
greatº
company,º
and camelsº
that bareºº
spices,º
and goldº
in abundance,º
and preciousº
stones:º
and when she was comeºº
toº
Solomon,º
she communedºº
withº
himº
of allº
thatº
wasº
inº
her heart.º |
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9:2
And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hid from Solomon which he told her not. |
9:2
And Solomonº
toldºº
herº
allº
her questions:º
and there was nothingºº
hidºº
from Solomonºº
whichº
he toldºº
her not.º |
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9:3
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, |
9:3
And when the queenº
of Shebaº
had seenººº
the wisdomº
of Solomon,º
and the houseº
thatº
he had built,ºº |
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9:4
and the food 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 unto the house of Jehovah; there was no more spirit in her. |
9:4
And the meatº
of his table,º
and the sittingº
of his servants,º
and the attendanceº
of his ministers,ºº
and their apparel;º
his cupbearersººº
also, and their apparel;º
and his ascentº
by whichº
he went upºº
into the houseº
of the LORD;º
there wasº
noº
moreº
spiritº
in her. |
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9:5
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom. |
9:5
And she saidºº
toº
the king,º
[It was] a trueº
reportº
whichº
I heardºº
in mine own landº
ofº
thine acts,º
and ofº
thy wisdom:º |
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9:6
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard. |
9:6
Howbeit I believedºº
notº
their words,º
untilºº
I came,ºº
and mine eyesº
had seenºº
[it]: and, behold,º
the one halfº
of the greatnessº
of thy wisdomº
was notº
toldºº
me: [for] thou exceedestººº
the fameº
thatº
I heard.ºº |
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9:7
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. |
9:7
Happyº
[are] thy men,ºº
and happyº
[are] theseº
thy servants,º
which standºº
continuallyº
beforeº
thee, and hearººº
thy wisdom.º |
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9:8
Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness. |
9:8
Blessedºº
beº
the LORDº
thy God,º
whichº
delightedºº
in thee to setºº
thee onº
his throne,º
[to be] kingº
for the LORDº
thy God:º
because thy Godº
lovedºº
Israel,º
to establishºº
them for ever,º
therefore madeºº
he thee kingº
overº
them, to doºº
judgmentº
and justice.º |
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9:9
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. |
9:9
And she gaveºº
the kingº
an hundredº
and twentyº
talentsº
of gold,º
and of spicesº
greatº
abundance,º
and preciousº
stones:º
neitherº
wasº
there any suchº
spiceº
asº
the queenº
of Shebaº
gaveºº
kingº
Solomon.º |
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9:10
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, that brought gold from Ophir, brought algum-trees and precious stones. |
9:10
And the servantsº
alsoº
of Huram,ºº
and the servantsº
of Solomon,º
whichº
broughtºº
goldº
from Ophir,ºº
broughtºº
algumº
treesº
and preciousº
stones.º |
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9:11
And the king made of the algum-trees terraces for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and psalteries for the singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. |
9:11
And the kingº
madeººº
[of] the algumº
treesº
terracesº
to the houseº
of the LORD,º
and to the king'sº
palace,º
and harpsº
and psalteriesº
for singers:ºº
and there were noneº
suchº
seenºº
beforeº
in the landº
of Judah.º |
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9:12
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants. |
9:12
And kingº
Solomonº
gaveºº
to the queenº
of Shebaºº
allº
her desire,º
whatsoeverº
she asked,ºº
besideºº
[that] whichº
she had broughtºº
untoº
the king.º
So she turned,ºº
and went awayººº
to her own land,º
sheº
and her servants.º |
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9:13 ¶
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold, |
9:13 ¶
Now the weightº
of goldº
thatº
cameºº
to Solomonº
in oneº
yearº
wasº
sixº
hundredº
and threescoreº
and sixº
talentsº
of gold;º |
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9:14
besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. |
9:14
Besideº
[that which] chapmenººººº
and merchantsºº
brought.ºº
And allº
the kingsº
of Arabiaº
and governorsº
of the countryº
broughtºº
goldº
and silverº
to Solomon.º |
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9:15 ¶
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one buckler. |
9:15 ¶
And kingº
Solomonº
madeºº
two hundredº
targetsº
[of] beatenºº
gold:º
sixº
hundredº
[shekels] of beatenºº
goldº
wentºº
toº
oneº
target.º |
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9:16
And [he made] three hundred shields 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. |
9:16
And threeº
hundredº
shieldsº
[made he of] beatenºº
gold:º
threeº
hundredº
[shekels] of goldº
wentºº
toº
oneº
shield.º
And the kingº
putºº
them in the houseº
of the forestº
of Lebanon.º |
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9:17
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. |
9:17
Moreover the kingº
madeºº
a greatº
throneº
of ivory,º
and overlaidºº
it with pureº
gold.º |
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9:18
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays. |
9:18
And [there were] sixº
stepsº
to the throne,º
with a footstoolº
of gold,º
[which were] fastenedºº
to the throne,º
and staysº
on each sideºº
ofº
the sittingººº
place,º
and twoº
lionsº
standingºº
byº
the stays:º |
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9:19
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. |
9:19
And twelveºº
lionsº
stoodºº
thereº
on the one sideºº
and on the otherºº
uponº
the sixº
steps.º
There was notº
the likeº
madeºº
in anyº
kingdom.º |
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9:20 ¶
And 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 nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. |
9:20 ¶
And allº
the drinkingº
vesselsº
of kingº
Solomonº
[were of] gold,º
and allº
the vesselsº
of the houseº
of the forestº
of Lebanonº
[were of] pureºº
gold:º
noneº
[were of] silver;º
it was [not] anyº
thingº
accountedºº
of in the daysº
of Solomon.º |
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9:21
For the king had ships that 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. |
9:21
Forº
the king'sº
shipsº
wentºº
to Tarshishº
withº
the servantsº
of Huram:º
every threeº
yearsº
onceº
cameºº
the shipsº
of Tarshishº
bringingºº
gold,º
and silver,º
ivory,º
and apes,º
and peacocks.º |
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9:22
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. |
9:22
And kingº
Solomonº
passedºº
allºº
the kingsº
of the earthº
in richesº
and wisdom.º |
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9:23 ¶
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. |
9:23 ¶
And allº
the kingsº
of the earthº
soughtººº
the presenceº
of Solomon,º
to hearººº
his wisdom,º
thatº
Godº
had putºº
in his heart.º |
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9:24
And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. |
9:24
And theyº
broughtºº
every manº
his present,º
vesselsº
of silver,º
and vesselsº
of gold,º
and raiment,º
harness,º
and spices,º
horses,º
and mules,º
a rateº
yearº
by year.º |
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9:25 ¶
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. |
9:25 ¶
And Solomonº
hadº
fourº
thousandº
stallsº
for horsesº
and chariots,º
and twelveºº
thousandº
horsemen;º
whom he bestowedººº
in the chariotº
cities,º
and withº
the kingº
at Jerusalem.º |
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9:26 ¶
And he ruled over all the kings from the River even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. |
9:26 ¶
And he reignedººº
over allº
the kingsº
fromº
the riverº
even untoº
the landº
of the Philistines,º
and toº
the borderº
of Egypt.º |
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9:27
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. |
9:27
And the kingº
madeººº
silverº
in Jerusalemº
as stones,º
and cedar treesº
madeºº
he as the sycomore treesº
thatº
[are] in the low plainsº
in abundance.º |
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9:28
And they brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt, and out of all lands. |
9:28
And they broughtºº
unto Solomonº
horsesº
out of Egypt,ºº
and out of allºº
lands.º |
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9:29 ¶
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not 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? |
9:29 ¶
Now the restº
of the actsº
of Solomon,º
firstº
and last,º
[are] theyº
notº
writtenºº
inº
the bookº
of Nathanº
the prophet,º
and inº
the prophecyº
of Ahijahº
the Shilonite,º
and in the visionsº
of Iddoº
the seerº
againstº
Jeroboamº
the sonº
of Nebat?º |
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9:30
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. |
9:30
And Solomonº
reignedºº
in Jerusalemº
overº
allº
Israelº
fortyº
years.º |
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9:31
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. |
9:31
And Solomonº
sleptºº
withº
his fathers,º
and he was buriedºº
in the cityº
of Davidº
his father:º
and Rehoboamº
his sonº
reignedºº
in his stead.º |
