And she came to Jerusalemwith a verygreattrain, withcamelsthatbarespices, and verymuchgold, and preciousstones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communedwith him of all that was in her heart.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and theirapparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no morespirit in her.
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mineeyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperityexceedeth the famewhich I heard.
Blessed be the LORD thy God, whichdelighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORDlovedIsrael for ever, thereforemade he theeking, to do judgment and justice.
And she gave the king an hundred and twentytalents of gold, and of spicesverygreatstore, and preciousstones: therecame no moresuchabundance of spices as thesewhich the queen of Shebagave to kingSolomon.
And the kingmade of the almugtreespillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’shouse, harpsalso and psalteries for singers: therecame no suchalmugtrees, nor wereseenuntothis day.
And kingSolomongaveunto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besidethatwhichSolomongave her of his royalbounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was roundbehind: and therewerestays on eitherside on the place of the seat, and two lionsstoodbeside the stays.
And all kingSolomon’sdrinkingvesselswere of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanonwere of puregold; nonewere of silver: it was nothingaccounted of in the days of Solomon.
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshishwith the navy of Hiram: once in threeyearscame the navy of Tharshish, bringinggold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
And theybroughtevery man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rateyear by year.
And Solomongatheredtogetherchariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and fourhundredchariots, and twelvethousandhorsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
And a chariotcame up and went out of Egypt for six hundredshekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did theybringthem out by theirmeans.