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* And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of LORD , she came to prove him with hard questions . * And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train , with camels that bore spices , and very much gold , and precious stones . And when she came to Solomon , she conversed with him of all that was in her heart . * And Solomon answered to her all her questions ; there was not anything hid from the king which he did not answer . * And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon , and the house that he had built , * and the food of his table , and the seating of his servants , and the attendance of his ministers , and their apparel , and his cupbearers , and his ascent by which he went up to the house of LORD , there was no more spirit in her . * And she said to the king , It was a TRUE report that I heard in my own land of thine acts , and of thy wisdom . * However I did not believe the words until I came , and my eyes had seen it . And , behold , the half was not told me ; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard . * Happy are thy men , happy are these thy servants , who stand continually before thee , who hear thy wisdom . * Blessed be LORD thy God , who delighted in thee to set thee on the throne of Israel . Because LORD loved Israel forever , therefore he made thee king , to do justice and righteousness . * And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold , and of spices a very great store , and precious 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 Ophir , brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones . * And the king made pillars of the almug trees for the house of LORD , and for the king 's house , also harps and psalteries for the singers . There have come no such almug trees , nor were seen , to this day . * And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire , whatever she asked , besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty . So she turned , and went to her own land , she and her servants . * Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty and six talents of gold , * besides [that which ] the traders [brought ], and the traffic of the merchants , and of all the kings of Arabia , and of the governors of the country . * And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold ; six hundred [shekels ] of gold went to one buckler . * 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 . * Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory , and overlaid it with the finest gold . * There were six steps to the throne , and the top of the throne was round behind . And there were supports on either side by the place of the seat , and two lions standing beside the supports . * 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 . * And all 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 ; it was accounted of nothing in the days of Solomon . * For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram . Once every three years the navy of Tarshish came , bringing gold , and silver , ivory , and apes , and peacocks . * So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom . * And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon , to hear his wisdom , which God had put in his heart . * And every man brought his tribute , vessels of silver , and vessels of gold , and raiment , and armor , and spices , horses , and mules , a rate year by year . * And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen . And he had a thousand and four hundred chariots , and twelve thousand horsemen , that he bestowed in the chariot cities , and with the king at Jerusalem . * And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones , and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland , for abundance . * And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt . And the king 's merchants received them in herds , each herd at a price . * And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt 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 , they brought them out by their means .

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