1 sed et regina Saba audita fama Salomonis in nomine Domini
venit temptare eum in enigmatibus
2 et ingressa Hierusalem multo comitatu et divitiis
camelis portantibus aromata
et aurum infinitum nimis et gemmas pretiosas
venit ad Salomonem
et locuta est ei universa quae habebat in corde suo
3 et docuit eam Salomon omnia verba quae proposuerat
non fuit sermo qui regem posset latere et non responderet
ei
4 videns autem regina Saba omnem sapientiam Salomonis
et domum quam aedificaverat
5 et cibos mensae eius
et habitacula servorum et ordinem ministrantium
vestesque eorum et pincernas
et holocausta quae offerebat in domo Domini
non habebat ultra spiritum
6 dixitque ad regem verus est sermo quem audivi in terra mea
7 super sermonibus tuis et super sapientia tua
et non credebam narrantibus mihi
donec ipsa veni et vidi oculis meis et probavi
quod media pars mihi nuntiata non fuerit
maior est sapientia et opera tua quam rumor quem audivi
8 beati viri tui et beati servi tui hii
qui stant coram te semper et audiunt sapientiam tuam
9 sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus cui placuisti
et posuit te super thronum Israhel
eo quod dilexerit Dominus Israhel in sempiternum
et constituit te regem ut faceres iudicium et iustitiam
10 dedit ergo regi centum viginti talenta auri
et aromata multa nimis et gemmas pretiosas
non sunt adlata ultra aromata tam multa
quam ea quae dedit regina Saba regi Salomoni
11 sed et classis Hiram quae portabat aurum de Ophir
adtulit ex Ophir ligna thyina multa nimis et gemmas pretiosas
12 fecitque rex de lignis thyinis fulchra domus Domini et domus regiae
et citharas lyrasque cantoribus
non sunt adlata huiuscemodi ligna thyina neque visa
usque in praesentem diem
13 rex autem Salomon dedit reginae Saba omnia
quae voluit et petivit ab eo
exceptis his quae ultro obtulerat ei munere regio
quae reversa est et abiit in terram suam cum servis suis
14 erat autem pondus auri
quod adferebatur Salomoni per annos singulos
sescentorum sexaginta sex talentorum auri
15 excepto eo quod offerebant viri qui super vectigalia
erant
et negotiatores universique scruta vendentes
et omnes reges Arabiae ducesque terrae
16 fecit quoque rex Salomon ducenta scuta de auro puro
sescentos auri siclos dedit in lamminas scuti unius
17 et trecentas peltas ex auro probato
trecentae minae auri unam peltam vestiebant
posuitque ea rex in domo silvae Libani
18 fecit etiam rex Salomon thronum de ebore grandem
et vestivit eum auro fulvo nimis
19 qui habebat sex gradus
et summitas throni rotunda erat in parte posteriori
et duae manus hinc atque inde tenentes sedile
et duo leones stabant iuxta manus singulas
20 et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde
non est factum tale opus in universis regnis
21 sed et omnia vasa de quibus potabat rex Salomon
erant aurea
et universa supellex domus saltus Libani de auro purissimo
non erat argentum nec alicuius pretii putabatur in diebus Salomonis
22 quia classis regis per mare cum classe Hiram semel per tres annos ibat
in Tharsis
deferens inde aurum et argentum
dentes elefantorum et simias et pavos
23 magnificatus est ergo rex Salomon
super omnes reges terrae divitiis et sapientia
24 et universa terra desiderabat vultum Salomonis
ut audiret sapientiam eius quam dederat Deus in corde eius
25 et singuli deferebant ei munera
vasa argentea et aurea vestes et arma bellica
aromata quoque et equos et mulos per annos singulos
26 congregavitque Salomon currus et equites
et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus et duodecim milia equitum
et disposuit eos per civitates munitas et cum rege in Hierusalem
27 fecitque ut tanta esset abundantia argenti in Hierusalem
quanta lapidum
et cedrorum praebuit multitudinem
quasi sycomoros quae nascuntur in campestribus
28 et educebantur equi Salomoni de Aegypto et de Coa
negotiatores enim regis emebant de Coa
et statuto pretio perducebant
29 egrediebatur autem quadriga ex Aegypto sescentis siclis argenti
et equus centum quinquaginta
atque in hunc modum cuncti reges Hettheorum et Syriae equos venundabant
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built, 5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, 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, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. 8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. 12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. 13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14 ¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
16 ¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 ¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
21 ¶ And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 ¶ And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 ¶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
28 ¶ And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.