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1 Kings 10:7-25 Young's Literal Translation Of The Holy Bible (YLT98)

7. and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me--the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard.

8. O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants--these--who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

9. Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.

10. And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices very many, and precious stone; there came not like that spice any more for abundance that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11. And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone;

12. and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen [such] unto this day.

13. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

14. And the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talents of gold,

15. apart from [that of] the tourists, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the land.

16. And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold--six hundred of gold go up on the one target;

17. and three hundred shields of alloyed gold--three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them [in] the house of the forest of Lebanon.

18. And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with refined gold;

19. six steps hath the throne, and a round top [is] to the throne behind it, and hands [are] on this [side] and on that, unto the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,

20. and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps, on this [side] and on that; it hath not been made so for any kingdom.

21. And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon [are] of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon [are] of refined gold--there are none of silver; it was not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything,

22. for a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the navy of Tarshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

23. And king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom,

24. and all the earth is seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God hath put into his heart,

25. and they are bringing each his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, the matter of a year in a year.

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