1 Kings 10:1
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1 Kings 10:1
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Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
1 Kings 10:2
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So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.
1 Kings 10:3
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Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king which he did not explain to her.
1 Kings 10:4
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When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
1 Kings 10:5
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the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.
1 Kings 10:6
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Then she said to the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.
1 Kings 10:7
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~"Nevertheless I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed {in} wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.
1 Kings 10:8
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~"How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually {and} hear your wisdom.
1 Kings 10:9
1 Kings 10:10
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She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great {amount} of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.
1 Kings 10:11
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Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a very great {number of} almug trees and precious stones.
1 Kings 10:12
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The king made of the almug trees supports for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers; such almug trees have not come in {again} nor have they been seen to this day.
1 Kings 10:13
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King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested, besides what he gave her according to his royal bounty. Then she turned and went to her own land together with her servants.
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