NASB — 2 Chronicles 9 — KJV

Visit of the Queen of Sheba

1 aNow when the queen° of Sheba° heard° of the fame° of Solomon°, she came° to Jerusalem° to test° Solomon° with difficult° questions°. She had a very° large° retinue°, with camels° carrying° spices° and a large° amount° of gold° and precious° stones°; and when she came° to Solomon°, she spoke° with him about all° that was on her heart°. 2 Solomon° Ianswered° all° her questions°; nothing°° was hidden° from Solomon° which° he did not IIexplain° to her. 3 When the queen° of Sheba° had seen° the wisdom° of Solomon°, the house° which° he had built°, 4 the food° at his table°, the seating° of his servants°, the attendance° of his ministers° and their attire°, his cupbearers° and their attire°, and Ihis stairway° by which° he went° up to the house° of the LORD°, she was breathless°°. 5 Then she said° to the king°, “It was a true° report° which° I heard° in my own land° about° your words° and your wisdom°. 6 Nevertheless I did not believe° their reports° until°° I came° and my eyes° had seen° it. And behold°, the half° of the greatness° of your wisdom° was not told° me. You surpass° the report° that I heard°. 7 How Iblessed° are your men°, how Iblessed° are these° your servants° who stand° before° you continually° and hear° your wisdom°. 8 Blessed° be the LORD° your God° who° delighted° in you, asetting° you on His throne° as king° for the LORD° your God°; bbecause your God° loved° Israel° establishing° them forever°, therefore He made° you king° over° them, to do° justice° and righteousness°.” 9 Then she gave° the king° one hundred° and twenty° talents° of gold° and a very° great° [amount of] spices° and precious° stones°; there had° never° been° spice° like that which° the queen° of Sheba° gave° to King° Solomon°.

[1] a1K 10:1-13; Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31
[2] ILit told her all her words IILit tell
[4] IOr his burnt offering which he offered
[7] IOr happy
[8] a1Ch 28:5; 29:23 bDt 7:8; 2Ch 2:11

10 ¶ The servants° of Huram° and the servants° of Solomon° awho° brought° gold° from Ophir°, also° brought° algum° trees° and precious° stones°. 11 From the algum° trees° the king° made° steps° for the house° of the LORD° and for the king’s° palace°, and lyres° and harps° for the singers°; and none° like that was seen° before° in the land° of Judah°.

[10] a1K 10:11; 2Ch 8:18

12 ¶ King° Solomon° gave° to the queen° of Sheba° all° her desire° which° she requested° besides°° [a return for] what° she had brought° to the king°. Then she turned° and went° to her own land° with her servants°.

Solomon’s Wealth and Power

13aNow the weight° of gold° which° came° to Solomon° in one° year° was 666°°°° talents° of gold°, 14 besides°° that which the traders°° and merchants° brought°; and all° athe kings° of Arabia° and the governors° of the country° brought° gold° and silver° to Solomon°. 15 King° Solomon° made° 200° large° shields° of beaten° gold°, Iusing° 600°° [shekels of] beaten° gold° on each° large° shield°. 16 [He made] 300°° shields° of beaten° gold°, Iusing° three° hundred° shekels of gold° on each° shield°, and the king° put° them in the house° of the forest° of Lebanon°.

[13] a1K 10:14-28
[14] aPs 68:29; 72:10
[15] ILit he brought up
[16] ILit he brought up

17 ¶ Moreover, the king° made° a great° throne° of ivory° and overlaid° it with pure° gold°. 18 [There were] six° steps° to the throne° and a footstool° in gold° attached° to the throne°, and Iarms° IIon each° side° of the seat°°, and two° lions° standing° beside° the Iarms°. 19 Twelve°° lions° were standing° there° on the six° steps° on the one° side° and on the other°; nothing° like° [it] was made° for any° [other] kingdom°. 20 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 not considered° Ivaluable° in the days° of Solomon°. 21 aFor the king° had ships° which went° to Tarshish° with the servants° of Huram°; once° every three° years° the ships° of Tarshish° came° bringing° gold° and silver°, ivory° and apes° and peacocks°.

[18] ILit hands IILit on this side and on this at the place of the seat
[20] ILit anything
[21] a2Ch 20:36, 37

22aSo King° Solomon° became° greater° than° all° the kings° of the earth° in riches° and wisdom°. 23 And all° the kings° of the earth° were seeking° the presence° of Solomon°, to hear° his wisdom° which° God° had put° in his heart°. 24 aThey brought° every° man° his gift°, articles° of silver° and gold°, garments°, weapons°, spices°, horses° and mules°, so° much° year° by year°.

[22] a1K 3:13; 2Ch 1:12
[24] aPs 72:10

25 ¶ Now Solomon° had° a4,000°° stalls° for horses° and chariots° and 12,000°°° horsemen°, and he stationed° them in the chariot° cities° and with the king° in Jerusalem°. 26 aHe was the ruler° over all° the kings° from the Euphrates° River° even to the land° of the Philistines°, and as far° as the border° of Egypt°. 27 aThe king° made° silver° [as common] as stones° in Jerusalem°, and he made° cedars° as plentiful° as sycamore° trees° that are in the Ilowland°. 28 aAnd they were bringing° horses° for Solomon° from Egypt° and from all° countries°.

[25] aDt 17:16; 1K 4:26; 10:26; 2Ch 1:14
[26] aGn 15:18; 1K 4:21, 24
[27] IHeb shephelah a2Ch 1:15-17
[28] a2Ch 1:16

29aNow the rest° of the acts° of Solomon°, from first° to last°, bare they not written° in the Irecords° of Nathan° the prophet°, and in the prophecy° of Ahijah° the Shilonite°, and in the visions° of IIIddo° the seer° concerning° Jeroboam° the son° of Nebat°? 30 aSolomon° reigned° forty° years° in Jerusalem° over° all° Israel°.

[29] ILit words IIHeb Jedo a1K 11:41-43 b1Ch 29:29
[30] a1K 11:42, 43

Death of Solomon

31 And Solomon° slept° with his fathers° and was buried° in athe city° of his father° David°; and his son° Rehoboam° reigned° in his place°.

[31] a1K 2:10


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The queen of Sheba admireth the wisdom of Solomon.

1 ¶ And when the queenº of Shebaº heardºª² of the fameº of Solomon,º she cameºª to proveºª² Solomonº with hard questionsº at Jerusalem,º with a veryº greatº company,º and camelsº that bareºª spices,º and goldº in abundance,º and preciousº stones:º and when she was comeºª to² Solomon,º she communedºª with² him² of all² that² was² in² her heart.º 2 And Solomonº toldºª her² all² her questions:º and there was nothing²² hidºª from Solomonº² which² he toldºª her not.² 3 And when the queenº of Shebaº had seenºª² the wisdomº of Solomon,º and the houseº that² he had built,ºª 4 And the meatº of his table,º and the sittingº of his servants,º and the attendanceº of his ministers,ºª and their apparel;º his cupbearers¹ª² also, and their apparel;º and his ascentº by which² he went upºª into the houseº of the LORD;º there was² no² more² spiritº in her. 5 And she saidºª to² the king,º [It was] a trueº reportº which² I heardºª in mine own landº of² thine acts,º and of² thy wisdom:º 6 Howbeit I believedºª not² their words,º until²² I came,ºª and mine eyesº had seenºª [it]: and, behold,² the one halfº of the greatnessº of thy wisdomº was not² toldºª me: [for] thou exceedestºª² the fameº that² I heard.ºª 7 Happyº [are] thy men,¹² and happyº [are] these² thy servants,º which standºª continuallyº beforeº thee, and hearºª² thy wisdom.º 8 Blessedºª be² the LORDº thy God,º which² delightedºª in thee to setºª thee on² his throne,º [to be] kingº for the LORDº thy God:º because thy Godº lovedº² Israel,º to establishºª them for ever,º therefore madeºª he thee kingº over² them, to doºª judgmentº and justice.º 9 And she gaveºª the kingº an hundredº and twentyº talentsº of gold,º and of spicesº greatº abundance,º and preciousº stones:º neither² was² there any such² spiceº as² the queenº of Shebaº gaveºª kingº Solomon.º 10 And the servantsº also² of Huram,¹² and the servantsº of Solomon,º which² broughtºª goldº from Ophir,º² broughtºª algumº treesº and preciousº stones.º 11 And the kingº madeºª² [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:ºª and there were none² suchº seenºª beforeº in the landº of Judah.º 12 And kingº Solomonº gaveºª to the queenº of Shebaº² all² her desire,º whatsoever² she asked,ºª beside²² [that] which² she had broughtºª unto² the king.º So she turned,ºª and went away¹ª² to her own land,º she² and her servants.º

[1] Gn 10:7, 28; 25:3; 1S 1:15; 1K 4:31; 10:1, 2; 2Ch 1:1, 12; 9:9; Ps 49:4; 72:10, 15; 78:2; 142:2; Pv 1:6; Is 60:6; Mt 2:11; 12:34, 42; 13:11, 35; Lk 11:31.
[2] 1K 3:12; 4:29; Pv 13:20; 18:4; Mk 4:11, 34; Jn 15:15; Col 2:3; He 4:12; Jm 1:5.
[3] 1K 6:1; 10:3; 2Ch 3:1; Ac 11:23.
[4] 1K 4:22; 10:5; 2K 16:18; 1Ch 9:18; 2Ch 23:13; Ne 1:11; Ps 119:81; 143:7; Pv 9:5; So 5:8; Ezk 44:3; 46:2; Dn 10:17; Lk 12:37; Jn 6:53; Rv 1:17; 3:20.
[5] 1K 10:6.
[6] 1K 4:31, 34; 10:7; 2Ch 9:5; Ps 31:19; So 5:9; Zc 9:17; Jn 20:25; 1Co 2:9; 1Jn 3:2.
[7] Dt 33:9; 1K 10:8; Ps 27:4; 84:10; Pv 3:3, 14; 8:34; 10:21; 13:20; Lk 10:39; 11:28.
[8] Dt 7:8; 2S 8:15; 15:25; 23:3; 1K 3:28; 10:9; 1Ch 17:22; 29:10, 20; 2Ch 2:11; Ps 18:19; 22:8; 72:2, 18; 99:4; Pv 21:3; Is 9:7; 11:1; 32:1; 42:1; 62:4; Jr 33:15; 2Co 9:12; He 1:8.
[9] Gn 43:11; Ex 30:34; 1K 9:14; 10:10; 2Ch 9:1, 24; Ps 72:10, 15.
[10] 1K 9:27; 10:11, 22; 2Ch 8:18.
[11] 1K 10:12; 1Ch 23:5; 25:1; Ps 92:1; 150:3; Rv 5:8.
[12] 1K 10:13; Ps 20:4; Ep 3:20.

Solomon's gold.

13 ¶ Now the weightº of goldº that² cameºª to Solomonº in oneº yearº was² sixº hundredº and threescoreº and sixº talentsº of gold;º 14 Beside² [that which] chapmenº¹ª²² and merchantsºª brought.ºª And all² the kingsº of Arabiaº and governorsº of the countryº broughtºª goldº and silverº to Solomon.º

[13] 1K 10:14; Ps 68:29; 72:10, 15.

His targets.

15 ¶ And kingº Solomonº madeºª two hundredº targetsº [of] beatenºª gold:º sixº hundredº [shekels] of beatenºª goldº wentºª to² oneº target.º 16 And threeº hundredº shieldsº [made he of] beatenºª gold:º threeº hundredº [shekels] of goldº wentºª to² oneº shield.º And the kingº putºª them in the houseº of the forestº of Lebanon.º

[15] 1K 10:16; 2Ch 12:9.
[16] 1K 7:2.

The throne of irvory.

17 Moreover the kingº madeºª a greatº throneº of ivory,º and overlaidºª it with pureº gold.º 18 And [there were] sixº stepsº to the throne,º with a footstoolº of gold,º [which were] fastenedºª to the throne,º and staysº on each sideºº of² the sitting¹ª² place,º and twoº lionsº standingºª byº the stays:º 19 And twelveºº lionsº stoodºª there² on the one side²² and on the other²² upon² the sixº steps.º There was not² the like² madeºª in any² kingdom.º

[17] 1K 10:18; Ps 45:8; Rv 20:11.
[18] Gn 49:9; Nu 23:24; 24:9; Rv 5:5.
[19] Mt 19:28; Rv 21:12.

His vessels.

20 ¶ And all² the drinkingº vesselsº of kingº Solomonº [were of] gold,º and all² the vesselsº of the houseº of the forestº of Lebanonº [were of] pureºª gold:º none² [were of] silver;º it was [not] any¹ thing² accountedºª of in the daysº of Solomon.º 21 For² the king'sº shipsº wentºª to Tarshishº with² the servantsº of Huram:º every threeº yearsº onceº cameºª the shipsº of Tarshishº bringingºª gold,º and silver,º ivory,º and apes,º and peacocks.º 22 And kingº Solomonº passedºª all²² the kingsº of the earthº in richesº and wisdom.º

[20] 1K 10:21; 2Ch 9:27; Es 1:7; Is 2:22; Jr 31:5; Dn 5:2.
[21] 1K 10:22; 22:48; Jb 39:13.
[22] 1K 3:12; 4:30; 10:23; 2Ch 1:12; Ps 89:27; Mt 12:42; Col 2:2.

His presents.

23 ¶ And all² the kingsº of the earthº soughtºª² the presenceº of Solomon,º to hearºª² his wisdom,º that² Godº had putºª in his heart.º 24 And they² broughtºª 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

[23] 1K 3:28; 4:34; 2Ch 1:10; 9:6; Pv 2:6; Is 11:2, 10; Dn 1:17; 2:21; 5:11; Lk 21:15; 1Co 1:30; 12:8; Ep 1:17; Jm 1:5, 16; 3:17.
[24] 1S 10:27; 1K 9:14; 10:10, 25; 2Ch 9:9; Jb 42:11.

His chariots and horse.

25 ¶ And Solomonº had² fourº thousandº stallsº for horsesº and chariots,º and twelveºº thousandº horsemen;º whom he bestowed¹ª² in the chariotº cities,º and with² the kingº at Jerusalem.º

[25] Dt 17:16; 1K 4:26; 10:26; 2Ch 1:14.

His tributes.

26 ¶ And he reignedºª² over all² the kingsº from² the riverº even unto² the landº of the Philistines,º and to² the borderº of Egypt.º 27 And the kingº madeºª² silverº in Jerusalemº as stones,º and cedar treesº madeºª he as the sycomore treesº that² [are] in the low plainsº in abundance.º 28 And they broughtºª unto Solomonº horsesº out of Egypt,º² and out of all²² lands.º

[26] Gn 15:18; Ex 23:31; Jsh 13:2; 1K 4:21, 24; Ps 72:8; Dn 7:14; Rv 19:16.
[27] 1K 10:27; 1Ch 27:28; 2Ch 1:15; 9:20; Jb 22:24; Ps 78:47; Is 9:10; Am 7:14; Lk 19:4.
[28] Dt 17:16; 1K 4:26; 10:28; 11:1; 2Ch 1:16; 9:25; Is 2:7; 31:1.

His reign and death.

29 ¶ Now the restº of the actsº of Solomon,º firstº and last,º [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of Nathanº the prophet,º and in² the prophecyº of Ahijahº the Shilonite,º and in the visionsº of Iddoº the seerº against² Jeroboamº the sonº of Nebat?º 30 And Solomonº reignedºª in Jerusalemº over² all² Israelº fortyº years.º 31 And Solomonº sleptºª with² his fathers,º and he was buriedºª in the cityº of Davidº his father:º and Rehoboamº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²

[29] 2S 7:1; 12:1, 25; 1K 1:8, 10, 22, 32; 11:29, 41; 14:2; 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 12:15; 13:22.
[30] 1K 11:42.
[31] 2S 7:12; 1K 1:21; 2:10.


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