rotherham - 1Kings:10:1-13

rotherham@1Kings:10:1 @ And, when, the queen of Sheba, heard the report of Solomon, as pertaining to the Name of Yahweh, she came to prove him, with abstruse questions.

rotherham@1Kings:10:2 @ Yea she came to Jerusalem with a very heavily-laden train, of camels bearing spices, and gold in great abundance, and precious stones, and, when she was come to Solomon, she spake unto him all that was near her heart;

rotherham@1Kings:10:3 @ and Solomon answered her all her questions, there was nothing hidden from the king, which he told her not.

rotherham@1Kings:10:4 @ And, when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built;

rotherham@1Kings:10:5 @ and the food of his table, and the seated assembly of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers with their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he ascended unto the house of Yahweh, there was in her no more spirit.

rotherham@1Kings:10:6 @ And she said unto the king, True, was the word which I heard in mine own land, concerning thine affairs, and concerning thy wisdom.

rotherham@1Kings:10:7 @ Howbeit I believed not the words, until that I had come and mine own eyes had seen, and lo! there had not been told me, the half, thou dost exceed, in wisdom and prosperity, even the report which I heard!

rotherham@1Kings:10:8 @ How happy, are thy wives, how happy, are these thy servants, who do stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom!

rotherham@1Kings:10:9 @ Yahweh thy God be blessed, who delighted in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel, because Yahweh loveth Israel unto times age-abiding, therefore hath he appointed thee to be king, to execute justice and righteousness.

rotherham@1Kings:10:10 @ And she gave unto the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones, there came in no more, such spice for abundance, as that which the queen of Sheba gave unto King Solomon.

rotherham@1Kings:10:11 @ Moreover also, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in, from Ophir sandal-wood in great abundance, and precious stones.

rotherham@1Kings:10:12 @ So the king made of the sandal-wood a footpath to the house of Yahweh, and to the house of the king, lyres also and harps, for the singers, there hath neither come in such sandal-wood, nor been seen, unto this day.

rotherham@1Kings:10:13 @ And, when, King Solomon, had given unto the queen of Sheba, all her desire, which she asked, besides that which he gave her as the bounty of King Solomon, she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.