The King James Version Bible

2 Chronicles 9:5-17

  1. And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:

  2. Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

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

  4. Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

  5. And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

  6. And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

  7. And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

  8. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

  9. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

  10. Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

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

  12. And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

  13. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.