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  9:1 ¶
And the queen of Sheba{gr.Saba} heard [of] the name of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem with a very large force, to prove Solomon with hard questions, and [she had] camels bearing spices in abundance, and gold, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and told him all that was in her mind. |
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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°
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.° |
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9:2
And Solomon told her all her words; and there passed not a word from Solomon which he told her not. |
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9:2
And Solomon°
told°°
her°
all°
her questions:°
and there was nothing°°
hid°°
from Solomon°°
which°
he told°°
her not.° |
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9:3
And the queen of Sheba{gr.Saba} saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built, |
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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,°° |
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9:4
and the meat of the tables, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their raiment; and his cupbearers, and their apparel; and the whole-burnt-offerings which he offered up in the house of the Lord; then she was in ecstasy. |
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9:4
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 Yahweh;°
there was°
no°
more°
spirit°
in her. |
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9:5
And she said to the king, [It was] a true report which I heard in my land concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom. |
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9:5
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:° |
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9:6
Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of thy wisdom was not told me: thou hast exceeded the report which I heard. |
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9:6
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.°° |
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9:7
Blessed [are] thy men, blessed [are] these thy servants, who stand before thee continually, and hear thy wisdom. |
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9:7
Happy°
[are] thy men,°°
and happy°
[are] these°
thy servants,°
which stand°°
continually°
before°
thee, and hear°°°
thy wisdom.° |
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9:8
Blessed be the Lord thy God, who took pleasure in thee, to set thee upon his throne for a king, to the Lord thy God: forasmuch as the Lord thy God loved Israel to establish them for ever, therefore he has set thee over them for a king to execute judgment and justice. |
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9:8
Blessed°°
be°
Yahweh°
thy Elohim,°
which°
delighted°°
in thee to set°°
thee on°
his throne,°
[to be] king°
for Yahweh°
thy Elohim:°
because thy Elohim°
loved°°
Israel,°
to establish°°
them for ever,°
therefore made°°
he thee king°
over°
them, to do°°
judgment°
and justice.° |
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9:9
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: and there were not [any where else] such spices as those which the queen of Sheba{gr.Saba} gave king Solomon. |
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9:9
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.° |
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9:10
And the servants of Solomon and the servants of Huram{gr.Chiram} brought gold to Solomon out of Suphir, and pine timber, and precious stones. |
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9:10
And the servants°
also°
of Huram,°°
and the servants°
of Solomon,°
which°
brought°°
gold°
from Ophir,°°
brought°°
algum°
trees°
and precious°
stones.° |
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9:11
And the king made of the pine timber steps to the house of the Lord, and to the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers: and such were not seen before in the land of Judah{gr.Juda}. |
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9:11
And the king°
made°°°
[of] the algum°
trees°
terraces°
to the house°
of Yahweh,°
and to the king's°
palace,°
and harps°
and psalteries°
for singers:°°
and there were none°
such°
seen°°
before°
in the land°
of Judah.° |
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9:12
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba{gr.Saba} all that she requested, besides all that she brought to king Solomon: and she returned to her [own] land. |
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9:12
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.° |
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9:13 ¶
And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, |
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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;° |
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9:14
besides what the men who were regularly appointed and the merchants brought, and all the kings of Arabia and princes of the land: all brought gold and silver to king Solomon. |
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9:14
Beside°
[that which] chapmen°°°°°
and merchants°°
brought.°°
And all°
the kings°
of Arabia°
and governors°
of the country°
brought°°
gold°
and silver°
to Solomon.° |
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9:15 ¶
And king Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold: there were six hundred [shekels] of pure gold to one shield. |
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9:15 ¶
And king°
Solomon°
made°°
two hundred°
targets°
[of] beaten°°
gold:°
six°
hundred°
[shekels] of beaten°°
gold°
went°°
to°
one°
target.° |
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9:16
And three hundred buckles of beaten gold: [the weight] of three hundred gold shekels went to one buckler: and the king placed them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. |
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9:16
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.° |
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9:17
And the king made a great throne of ivory, and he gilded it with pure gold. |
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9:17
Moreover the king°
made°°
a great°
throne°
of ivory,°
and overlaid°°
it with pure°
gold.° |
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9:18
And [there were] six steps to the throne, riveted with gold, and elbows on either side of the seat of the throne, and two lions standing by the elbows: |
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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 each side°°
of°
the sitting°°°
place,°
and two°
lions°
standing°°
by°
the stays:° |
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9:19
and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on each side. There was not the like in any [other] kingdom. |
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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.° |
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9:20 ¶
And all king Solomon's vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were covered with gold: silver was not thought anything of in the days of Solomon. |
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9:20 ¶
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.° |
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9:21
For a ship went for the king to Tharshish{gr.Tharsis} with the servants of Huram{gr.Chiram}: once every three years came vessels from Tharshish{gr.Tharsis} to the king, laden with gold, and silver, and ivory, and apes. |
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9:21
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.° |
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9:22
And Solomon exceeded all [other] kings both in riches and wisdom. |
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9:22
And king°
Solomon°
passed°°
all°°
the kings°
of the earth°
in riches°
and wisdom.° |
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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. |
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9:23 ¶
And all°
the kings°
of the earth°
sought°°°
the presence°
of Solomon,°
to hear°°°
his wisdom,°
that°
Elohim°
had put°°
in his heart.° |
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9:24
And they brought every one his gifts, silver vessels and golden vessels, and raiment, myrrh and spices, horses and mules, a rate every year. |
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9:24
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.° |
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9:25 ¶
And Solomon had four thousand mares for chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he put them in the chariot cities, and with the king in Jerusalem. |
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9:25 ¶
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.° |
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9:26 ¶
And he rules over all the kings from the river even to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}. |
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9:26 ¶
And he reigned°°°
over all°
the kings°
from°
the river°
even unto°
the land°
of the Philistines,°
and to°
the border°
of Egypt.° |
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9:27
And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as the sycamore trees in the plain for abundance. |
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9:27
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.° |
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9:28
And Solomon imported horses from Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, and from every [other] country. |
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9:28
And they brought°°
unto Solomon°
horses°
out of Egypt,°°
and out of all°°
lands.° |
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9:29 ¶
And the rest of the acts of Solomon, the first and the last, behold, these are written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Ahijah{gr.Achia} the Shilonite{gr.Selonite}, and in the visions of Joel the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat{gr.Nabat}. |
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9:29 ¶
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?° |
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9:30
And Solomon reigned over all Israel forty years. |
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9:30
And Solomon°
reigned°°
in Jerusalem°
over°
all°
Israel°
forty°
years.° |
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9:31
And Solomon fell asleep, and they buried him in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} his son reigned in his stead. |
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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.° |
