9:1 And when the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 heard 8085 8804 of the fame 8088 of Solomon 8010, she came 935 8799 to prove 5254 8763 Solomon 8010 with hard questions 2420 at Jerusalem 3389, with a very 3966 great 3515 company 2428, and camels 1581 that bare 5375 8802 spices 1314, and gold 2091 in abundance 7230, and precious 3368 stones 68: and when she was come 935 8799 to Solomon 8010, she communed 1696 8762 with him of all that was in her heart 3824.

9:2 And Solomon 8010 told 5046 8686 her all her questions 1697: and there was nothing hid 5956 8738 from Solomon 8010 which he told 5046 8689 her not.

9:3 And when the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 had seen 7200 8799 the wisdom 2451 of Solomon 8010, and the house 1004 that he had built 1129 8804,

9:4 And the meat 3978 of his table 7979, and the sitting 4186 of his servants 5650, and the attendance 4612 of his ministers 8334 8764, and their apparel 4403; his cupbearers 8248 8688 also, and their apparel 4403; and his ascent 5944 by which he went up 5927 8799 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068; there was no more spirit 7307 in her.(cupbearers: or, butlers)

9:5 And she said 559 8799 to the king 4428, [It was] a true 571 report 1697 which I heard 8085 8804 in mine own land 776 of thine acts 1697, and of thy wisdom 2451:(report: Heb. word)(acts: or, sayings)

9:6 Howbeit I believed 539 8689 not their words 1697, until I came 935 8804, and mine eyes 5869 had seen 7200 8799 [it]: and, behold, the one half 2677 of the greatness 4768 of thy wisdom 2451 was not told 5046 8717 me: [for] thou exceedest 3254 8804 the fame 8052 that I heard 8085 8804.

9:7 Happy 835 [are] thy men 582, and happy 835 [are] these thy servants 5650, which stand 5975 8802 continually 8548 before 6440 thee, and hear 8085 8802 thy wisdom 2451.

9:8 Blessed 1288 8803 be the LORD 3068 thy God 430, which delighted 2654 8804 in thee to set 5414 8800 thee on his throne 3678, [to be] king 4428 for the LORD 3068 thy God 430: because thy God 430 loved 160 Israel 3478, to establish 5975 8687 them for ever 5769, therefore made 5414 8799 he thee king 4428 over them, to do 6213 8800 judgment 4941 and justice 6666.

9:9 And she gave 5414 8799 the king 4428 an hundred 3967 and twenty 6242 talents 3603 of gold 2091, and of spices 1314 great 3966 abundance 7230, and precious 3368 stones 68: neither was there any such spice 1314 as the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 gave 5414 8804 king 4428 Solomon 8010.

9:10 And the servants 5650 also of Huram 2361, and the servants 5650 of Solomon 8010, which brought 935 8689 gold 2091 from Ophir 211, brought 935 8689 algum 418 trees 6086 and precious 3368 stones 68.

9:11 And the king 4428 made 6213 8799 [of] the algum 418 trees 6086 terraces 4546 to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and to the king's 4428 palace 1004, and harps 3658 and psalteries 5035 for singers 7891 8802: and there were none such 1992 seen 7200 8738 before 6440 in the land 776 of Judah 3063.(terraces: or, stairs: Heb. high ways)

9:12 And king 4428 Solomon 8010 gave 5414 8804 to the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 all her desire 2656, whatsoever she asked 7592 8804, beside [that] which she had brought 935 8689 unto the king 4428. So she turned 2015 8799, and went away 3212 8799 to her own land 776, she and her servants 5650.

9:13 Now the weight 4948 of gold 2091 that came 935 8804 to Solomon 8010 in one 259 year 8141 was six 8337 hundred 3967 and threescore 8346 and six 8337 talents 3603 of gold 2091;

9:14 Beside [that which] chapmen 582 8446 8802 and merchants 5503 8802 brought 935 8688. And all the kings 4428 of Arabia 6152 and governors 6346 of the country 776 brought 935 8688 gold 2091 and silver 3701 to Solomon 8010.(governors: or, captains)

9:15 And king 4428 Solomon 8010 made 6213 8799 two hundred 3967 targets 6793 [of] beaten 7820 8803 gold 2091: six 8337 hundred 3967 [shekels] of beaten 7820 8803 gold 2091 went 5927 8686 to one 259 target 6793.

9:16 And three 7969 hundred 3967 shields 4043 [made he of] beaten 7820 8803 gold 2091: three 7969 hundred 3967 [shekels] of gold 2091 went 5927 8686 to one 259 shield 4043. And the king 4428 put 5414 8799 them in the house 1004 of the forest 3293 of Lebanon 3844.

9:17 Moreover the king 4428 made 6213 8799 a great 1419 throne 3678 of ivory 8127, and overlaid 6823 8762 it with pure 2889 gold 2091.

9:18 And [there were] six 8337 steps 4609 to the throne 3678, with a footstool 3534 of gold 2091, [which were] fastened 270 8716 to the throne 3678, and stays 3027 on each side of the sitting 3427 8800 place 4725, and two 8147 lions 738 standing 5975 8802 by 681 the stays 3027:(stays: Heb. hands)

9:19 And twelve 8147 6240 lions 738 stood 5975 8802 there on the one side and on the other upon the six 8337 steps 4609. There was not the like made 6213 8738 in any kingdom 4467.

9:20 And all the drinking 4945 vessels 3627 of king 4428 Solomon 8010 [were of] gold 2091, and all the vessels 3627 of the house 1004 of the forest 3293 of Lebanon 3844 [were of] pure 5462 8803 gold 2091: none [were of] silver 3701; it was [not] any 3972 thing accounted 2803 8737 of in the days 3117 of Solomon 8010.(pure: Heb. shut up)(none were of silver: or, there was no silver in them)

9:21 For the king's 4428 ships 591 went 1980 8802 to Tarshish 8659 with the servants 5650 of Huram 2361: every three 7969 years 8141 once 259 came 935 8799 the ships 591 of Tarshish 8659 bringing 5375 8802 gold 2091, and silver 3701, ivory 8143, and apes 6971, and peacocks 8500.(ivory: or, elephants' teeth)

9:22 And king 4428 Solomon 8010 passed 1431 8799 all the kings 4428 of the earth 776 in riches 6239 and wisdom 2451.

9:23 And all the kings 4428 of the earth 776 sought 1245 8764 the presence 6440 of Solomon 8010, to hear 8085 8800 his wisdom 2451, that God 430 had put 5414 8804 in his heart 3820.

9:24 And they brought 935 8688 every man 376 his present 4503, vessels 3627 of silver 3701, and vessels 3627 of gold 2091, and raiment 8008, harness 5402, and spices 1314, horses 5483, and mules 6505, a rate 1697 year 8141 by year 8141.

9:25 And Solomon 8010 had four 702 thousand 505 stalls 723 for horses 5483 and chariots 4818, and twelve 8147 6240 thousand 505 horsemen 6571; whom he bestowed 3240 8686 in the chariot 7393 cities 5892, and with the king 4428 at Jerusalem 3389.

9:26 And he reigned 4910 8802 over all the kings 4428 from the river 5104 even unto the land 776 of the Philistines 6430, and to the border 1366 of Egypt 4714.(river: that is, Euphrates)

9:27 And the king 4428 made 5414 8799 silver 3701 in Jerusalem 3389 as stones 68, and cedar trees 730 made 5414 8804 he as the sycomore trees 8256 that [are] in the low plains 8219 in abundance 7230.(made silver: Heb. gave silver)

9:28 And they brought 3318 8688 unto Solomon 8010 horses 5483 out of Egypt 4714, and out of all lands 776.

9:29 Now the rest 7605 of the acts 1697 of Solomon 8010, first 7223 and last 314, [are] they not written 3789 8803 in the book 1697 of Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, and in the prophecy 5016 of Ahijah 281 the Shilonite 7888, and in the visions 2378 of Iddo 3260 the seer 2374 against Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028?(book: Heb. words)

9:30 And Solomon 8010 reigned 4427 8799 in Jerusalem 3389 over all Israel 3478 forty 705 years 8141.

9:31 And Solomon 8010 slept 7901 8799 with his fathers 1, and he was buried 6912 8799 in the city 5892 of David 1732 his father 1: and Rehoboam 7346 his son 1121 reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.

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