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1When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD ’s name , she came to test him with hard questions .
2She came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices , very much gold , and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon , she talked with him about all that was in her heart .
3Solomon answered all her questions . There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her .
4When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon , the house that he had built ,
5the food of his table , the sitting of his servants , the attendance of his officials , their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the LORD ’s house , there was no more spirit in her .
6She said to the king , “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom .
7However , I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen it . Behold , not even half was told me ! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard .
8Happy are your men , happy are these your servants who stand continually before you , who hear your wisdom .
9Blessed is the LORD your God , who delighted in you , to set you on the throne of Israel . Because the LORD loved Israel forever , therefore he made you king , to do justice and righteousness .”
10She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold , and a very great quantity of spices , and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon .
11The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees and precious stones.[#10:11 possibly an Indian sandalwood, with nice grain and a pleasant scent, and good for woodworking]
12The king made of the almug trees pillars for the LORD ’s house and for the king ’s house , harps also and stringed instruments for the singers ; no such almug trees came or were seen to this day .
13King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire , whatever she asked , in addition to that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty . So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants .
14Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold ,[#10:14 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 666 talents is about 20 metric tonnes]
15in addition to that which the traders brought , and the traffic of the merchants , and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.
16King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold ; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler .[#10:16 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 600 shekels is about 6 kilograms or 13.2 pounds or 192 Troy ounces.]
17He made three hundred shields of beaten gold ; three minas of gold went to one shield ; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon .[#10:17 A mina is about 600 grams or 1.3 U. S. pounds.]
18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory , and overlaid it with the finest gold .
19There were six steps to the throne , and the top of the throne was round behind ; and there were armrests on either side by the place of the seat , and two lions standing beside the armrests .
20Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps . Nothing like it was made in any kingdom .
21All King Solomon ’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 , because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon .
22For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram ’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold , silver , ivory , apes , and peacocks .
23So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom .
24All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart .
25Year after year , every man brought his tribute , vessels of silver , vessels of gold , clothing , armour , spices , horses , and mules .
26Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen . He had one thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen . He kept them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem .
27The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem , and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland .
28The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt . The king ’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price .
29A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver , and a horse for one hundred and fifty shekels ; and so they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.[#10:29 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.]