Thomson(i)
1 When the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon and the name of the Lord, she came to try him with questions hard to be solved,
2 and came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, and with camels carrying spices, and gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon and had propounded to him all that was in her mind,
3 Solomon answered all her questions. There was not a question overlooked by the king which he did not explain to her.
4 And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
5 and his provisions, and the order in which his servants sat at table, and in which the attendants stood; and his dress, and his cup bearers, and his whole burnt offerings which he offered in the house of the Lord, she was struck with surprise,
6 and said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my own country concerning thy knowledge and thy understanding;
7 but I did not believe them who told me till I came and my own eyes have seen. Now behold what they told me was not one half. Thou surpassest in good qualities all the report which I heard of thee in my own country.
8 Happy thy wives, and happy these servants of thine who stand continually in thy presence and hear all thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel. Because the Lord thy God loveth to establish Israel for ever, therefore he hath made thee king over them, to administer justice according to their righteousness and their demerits.