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CHAP. IX.
1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisedome of Solomon. 13 Solomons golde, 15 His Targets. 17 The throne of Iuory. 20 His vessels. 23 His presents. 25 His chariots and horse. 26 His tributes. 29 His reigne and death.
1 And when the Queene of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, shee came to prooue Solomon with hard questions at Ierusalem, with a very great companie, and camels that bare spices, and golde in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, shee communed with him of all that was in her heart.1
3 And when the Queene of Sheba had seene the wisedome of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
4 And the meate of his table, and the sitting of his seruants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparell, his cup-bearers also, and their apparell, and his ascent, by which hee went vp into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.4
5 And she said to the King, It was a true report which I heard in mine owne land, of thine actes, and of thy wisedome:5
11 And the king made of the Algume trees, terrises to the house of the Lord, and to the kings palace, and harpes and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seene before in the laud of Iudah.11
14 Besides that which chapmen and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia, and gouernours of the countrie, brought gold and siluer to Solomon.14
17 Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaid it with pure gold.
18 And there were sixe steps to the throne, with a footstoole of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stayes on each side of the sitting place, and two lyons standing by the stayes.18
20 ¶ And all the drinking vessels of King Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forrest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of siluer; it was not any thing accounted of in the dayes of Solomon.20
21 For the kings ships went to Tarshish with the seruants of Huram: euerie three yeeres once came the ships of Tarshish bringing golde, and siluer, yuorie, and apes, and peacocks.21
22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.
25 ¶ And Solomon had foure thousand stalles for horses, and charets, and twelue thousand horsemen, whom hee bestowed in the charet cities, and with the king at Ierusalem.25
26 ¶ And hee reigned ouer all the kings, from the riuer, euen vnto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.26
27 And the king made siluer in Ierusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the Sycomore trees, that are in the low plaines, in abundance.27
28 And they brought vnto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.28
29 ¶ Now the rest of the actes of Solomon first and last, are they not written in the booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the prophesie of Ahiiah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the Seer, against Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat?29
30 And Solomon reigned in Ierusalem ouer all Israel, fourtie yeeres.
2 Chronicles Chapter 9 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 1.King. 10.1,&c. mat.12.42. luke 11.31.
4 Or, butlers
5 Heb. word. , Or, sayings
11 Or, staires: Heb. high wayes.
14 Or, captaines.
18 Heb. hands
20 Heb. shut vp. , Or, there was no siluer in them.
21 Or, elephants teeth.
25 1.King.4. 26.
26 Gen.15. 18. , That is, Euphrates.
27 Heb. gaue.
28 1.King.10 28. and 2. chron.1.16.
29 1.King.11. 41. , Heb. words , Chap.12. 15.
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