1 the food on his table, his officials, all his servants in their uniforms, and the sacrifices he offered at the Lord's temple.
5She said:
Solomon, in my own country I had heard about your wisdom and all you've done.
6But I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes! And there's so much I didn't hear about. You are greater than I was told.
7Your people and officials are lucky to be here where they can listen to the wise things you say.
8I praise the Lord your God. He is pleased with you and has made you king of Israel. God loves the people of this country and will never desert them, so he has given them a king who will rule fairly and honestly.
9The Queen of Sheba gave Solomon more than four tons of gold, a large amount of jewels, and the best spices anyone had ever seen.
10-12In return, Solomon gave her everything she wanted—even more than she had given him. Then she and her officials went back to their own country.
Solomon's Wealth(1 Kings 10.14-29)Hiram's and Solomon's sailors brought gold, juniper wood, and jewels from the country of Ophir. Solomon used the wood to make steps for the temple and palace, and harps and other stringed instruments for the musicians. Nothing like these had ever been made in Judah.
13Solomon received almost 23 tons of gold each year,
14not counting what the merchants and traders brought him. The kings of Arabia and the leaders of Israel also gave him gold and silver.
15Solomon made 200 gold shields that weighed over three kilograms each.
16He also made 300 smaller gold shields that weighed almost two kilograms, and he put these shields in his palace in Forest Hall.
17His throne was made of ivory and covered with pure gold.
18It had a gold footstool attached to it and armrests on each side. There was a statue of a lion on each side of the throne,
19and there were two lion statues on each of the six steps leading up to the throne. No other throne in the world was like Solomon's.
20Solomon's cups and dishes in Forest Hall were made of pure gold, because silver was almost worthless in those days.
21Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks.
22Solomon was the richest and wisest king in the world.
23-24Year after year, other kings came to hear the wisdom God had given him. And they brought gifts of silver and gold, as well as clothes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
25 Solomon Dies(1 Kings 11.41-43)
29Everything else Solomon did while he was king is written in the records of Nathan the prophet, Ahijah the prophet from Shiloh, and Iddo the prophet who wrote about Jeroboam son of Nebat.
30After Solomon had ruled 40 years from Jerusalem,
31he died and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam then became king.
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