1. When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
2. Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.
3. When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,
4. the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants in their robes, his cupbearers in their robes, and his burnt sacrifices which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed.
5. She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!