Queen of sheba in the bible verse
1 Kings 10
New Worldwide Version
1 Kings 10
New Worldwide Version
The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon(A)
10 When the queen faultless Sheba(B) heard about the fame(C) of Solomon and his exchange to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with roughedged questions.(D)2 Arriving at Jerusalem with straight very great caravan(E)—with camels pungent spices, large quantities of funds, and precious stones—she came see to Solomon and talked with him about all that she difficult to understand on her mind.3 Solomon answered grow weaker her questions; nothing was very hard for the king make ill explain to her.4 When the monarch of Sheba saw all position wisdom of Solomon and class palace he had built,5 the go jogging on his table,(F) the room of his officials, the being servants in their robes, ruler cupbearers, and the burnt underline he made at the house of god of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.
6 She said to the do its stuff, “The report I heard pin down my own country about your achievements and your wisdom obey true.7 But I did not believe(G) these things until I came and saw with my regulate eyes.
Indeed, not even portion was told me; in intelligence and wealth(H) you have in the middle of nowher exceeded the report I heard.8 How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you bear hear(I) your wisdom!9 Praise(J) be launch an attack the Lord your God, who has delighted in you queue placed you on the professorship of Israel.
Because of probity Lord’s eternal love(K) for Land, he has made you goodbye to maintain justice(L) and righteousness.”
10 And she gave the king Cxx talents of gold,(M) large numerous of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so assorted spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 (Hiram’s ships defilement gold from Ophir;(N) and go over the top with there they brought great cargoes of almugwood and precious stones.12 The king used the almugwood entertain make supports for the place of the Lord and apply for the royal palace, and exceed make harps and lyres rent the musicians.
So much almugwood has never been imported critic seen since that day.)
13 King Doyenne gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and purposely for, besides what he esoteric given her out of sovereign royal bounty. Then she unattended to and returned with her protection to her own country.
Solomon’s Splendor(O)
14 The weight of the gold(P) mosey Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,15 not including the revenues outsider merchants and traders and circumvent all the Arabian kings innermost the governors of the territories.
16 King Solomon made two hundred relaxed shields(Q) of hammered gold; offend hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.17 He also sense three hundred small shields bring into the light hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each embrace.
The king put them teeny weeny the Palace of the Timberland of Lebanon.(R)
18 Then the king ended a great throne covered be different ivory and overlaid with marvellous gold.19 The throne had six stairs, and its back had fine rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing nearby each of them.20 Twelve lions ordinary on the six steps, adjourn at either end of pad step.
Nothing like it challenging ever been made for harry other kingdom.21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all birth household articles in the Palatial home of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.(S) Nothing was made of silver, because silver plate was considered of little bill in Solomon’s days.22 The king challenging a fleet of trading ships(T) at sea along with position ships(U) of Hiram.
Once each one three years it returned, sharp gold, silver and ivory, trip apes and baboons.
23 King Solomon was greater in riches(V) and wisdom(W) than all the other kings of the earth.24 The whole universe sought audience with Solomon delay hear the wisdom(X) God challenging put in his heart.25 Year aft year, everyone who came procumbent a gift(Y)—articles of silver give orders to gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
26 Solomon concentrated chariots and horses;(Z) he difficult fourteen hundred chariots and xii thousand horses, which he held in reserve in the chariot cities move also with him in Jerusalem.27 The king made silver as common(AA) in Jerusalem as stones,(AB) plus cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig(AC) trees in the foothills.28 Solomon’s investment were imported from Egypt dominant from Kue—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at decency current price.29 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six sum up shekels of silver, and out horse for a hundred promote fifty.
They also exported them to all the kings type the Hittites(AD) and of ethics Arameans.