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1 Kings 10 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Visit of the Queen of Sheba
(2Ch 9:1–28 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1 - When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD,[fn] she came to test him with hard questions.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:3 - Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:4 - When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:5 - she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6 - She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements[fn] and wisdom is true!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:7 - I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8 - How happy your people[fn] must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds[fn] of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:11 - (In addition, Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought rich cargoes of red sandalwood[fn] and precious jewels.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:12 - The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:13 - King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for, besides all the customary gifts he had so generously given. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land.
Solomon’s Wealth and Splendor

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:14 - Each year Solomon received about 25 tons[fn] of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:15 - This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:16 - King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:17 - He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds.[fn] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:18 - Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:21 - All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22 - The king had a fleet of trading ships[fn] that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:23 - So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24 - People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25 - Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:26 - Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses.[fn] He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:27 - The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:28 - Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt[fn] and from Cilicia[fn]; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:29 - At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver,[fn] and horses for 150 pieces of silver.[fn] They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.
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NLT Footnotes
Or which was due to the name of the LORD. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Hebrew your words.
Greek and Syriac versions and Latin Vulgate read your wives.
Hebrew 120 talents [4,000 kilograms].
Hebrew almug wood; also in 10:12.
Hebrew 666 talents [23 metric tons].
Hebrew 600 [shekels] of gold [6.8 kilograms].
Hebrew 3 minas [1.8 kilograms].
Hebrew fleet of ships of Tarshish.
Or and baboons.
Or charioteers; also in 10:26b.
Hebrew the Shephelah.
Possibly Muzur, a district near Cilicia; also in 10:29.
Hebrew Kue, probably another name for Cilicia.
Hebrew 600 [shekels] of silver, about 15 pounds or 6.8 kilograms in weight.
Hebrew 150 [shekels], about 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms in weight.
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