1 And when the queen of Sheva heard of the fame of Solomon (Shelomoh) concerning the name of יהוה, she came to prove him with hard questions.
2 And she came to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon (Shelomoh), she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
3 And Solomon (Shelomoh) told her all her questions; there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
4 And when the queen of Sheva had seen all Solomon (Shelomoh)’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of יהוה; there was no more spirit in her.
6 And she said to the king: “It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half was not told me; your wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8 Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and that hear your wisdom!
9 Blessed be יהוה your God (Elohim), Who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Yisrael; because יהוה loved Yisrael forever, therefore made He you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheva gave to King Solomon (Shelomoh).
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of יהוה, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers; there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
13 And King Solomon (Shelomoh) gave unto the queen of Sheva all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon (Shelomoh) gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon (Shelomoh) in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
15 Besides that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
16 And King Solomon (Shelomoh) made two hundred targets of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
20 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.
21 And all King Solomon (Shelomoh)’s drinking vessels 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 nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon (Shelomoh).
22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23 So King Solomon (Shelomoh) exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon (Shelomoh), to hear his wisdom, which God (Elohim) had put in his heart.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 And Solomon (Shelomoh) gathered together chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).
27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
28 And Solomon (Shelomoh) had horses brought out of Egypt (Mitsrayim), and linen yarn; the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt (Mitsrayim) for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria (Aram), did they bring them out by their means.