Leeser(i)
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with riddles.
2 And she came to Jerusalem with an exceedingly great train, with camels bearing spices, and gold in great abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that was on her heart.
3 And Solomon solved for her all her questions: nothing remained hidden from the king, which he did not tell her.
4 And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
5 And the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers, 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, The truth only was the word that I heard in my own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
7 And I believed not in the words, until I came, and my eyes saw all: and, behold, the half hath not been told me; thou excellest in wisdom and prosperity the report which I have heard.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath had delight in thee, to place thee on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loveth Israel for ever, therefore hath he made thee king, to do justice and righteousness.
10 And she gave to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there came no more spices in such abundance as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 And also the ship of Hiram, that fetched gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir in great abundance sandal-wood and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the sandal-wood a railing for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s house, and harps and psalteries for the singers: there came no such sandal-wood, nor was it seen again until this day.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her pleasure, whatsoever she asked, beside what Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned about and went to her own country, she and her servants.