¶ And when¹ the queen of Sheba² heard³ of the fame of Solomon concerning⁴ the name of the LORD, she came to prove him⁵ with hard questions.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train⁶, with camels that bare spices⁷, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed⁸ with him of all that was in her heart.

And Solomon told her⁹ all her questions¹⁰: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's¹¹ wisdom, and the house¹² that he had built,

And the meat¹³ of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance¹⁴ of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no¹⁵ more spirit in her.

And she said to the king, It was a true report¹⁶ that I heard in mine own land of thy acts¹⁷ and of thy wisdom.

Howbeit I believed¹⁸ not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

Happy are thy men, happy are these²⁰ thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

Blessed²¹ be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the²³ LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do²⁴ judgment and justice.

¶ And she gave²⁵ the king an hundred²⁶ and twenty talents of gold, and of spices²⁷ very great store, and precious²⁸ stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir²⁹, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug³⁰ trees, and precious stones.

And the king made of the almug trees pillars³² for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire³³, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty³⁴. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred³⁵ threescore and six talents of gold,

Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings³⁶ of Arabia, and of the governors³⁷ of the country.

And king Solomon made two hundred³⁸ targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house³⁹ of the forest of Lebanon.

Moreover the king made a great throne⁴⁰ of ivory⁴¹, and overlaid it with the best gold.

The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind⁴²: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

¶ And twelve lions⁴³ stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made⁴⁴ in any kingdom.

And all king Solomon's drinking⁴⁵ vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house⁴⁶ of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver⁴⁷: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish⁴⁸ with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes⁵⁰, and peacocks⁵¹.

So king Solomon exceeded⁵² all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

And all the earth sought to⁵³ Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

And they brought every man⁵⁴ his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules⁵⁵, a rate⁵⁶ year by year.

And Solomon⁵⁷ gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities⁵⁸ for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

And the king⁵⁹ made⁶⁰ silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

And Solomon⁶¹ had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn⁶²: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred⁶³ shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings⁶⁴ of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means⁶⁵.