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And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of
the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem
with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and
precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all
that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not
any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 4 And when the queen of
Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, 5 And the
meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his
ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he
went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 6 And she
said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts
and of thy wisdom. 7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine
eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and
prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. 8 Happy are thy men, happy are
these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy
wisdom. 9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on
the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he
thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10 And she gave the king an hundred and
twenty talents of gold, and of spices 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. 11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from
Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and
for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such
almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. 13 And king Solomon gave unto the
queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon
gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and
her servants.