Self-interpreting Bible

1 AND when the ^aqueen of ^bSheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to ^*prove him with hard questions.

• a: 2Ch. 9:1 , Mat. 12:42 , Lu. 11:31 , 1Ki. 10:24 , 1Ki. 4:31 , Ju. 14:12 , Pr. 1:5 , Pr. 13:20
• b: Ps. 72:10 , Ps. 72:15 , Is. 60:6 , Je. 6:20
• *: prove-test, try.

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a ^cvery great train, with camels that bare ^dspices, 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.

• c: Es. 1:4 , Es. 1:7 , Ac. 25:23
• d: Eze. 27:22 , Ps. 72:10 , Ps. 72:15 , Is. 60:6

3 And Solomon ^etold her all her ¹questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

• e: Pr. 1:5 , Pr. 13:20 , Is. 50:4 , Is. 48:17 , Col. 2:3 , 1Co. 1:30
• 1: Heb. words.

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's ^fwisdom, and the house that he had built,

• f: 1Ki. 4:7 , 1Ki. 4:22 - 33 , 1 Kings 6 , 1 Kings 7 , 1Ki. 9:15 , Col. 2:3

5 And ^gthe ^*meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the ²attendance of his ministers, and their ^*apparel, and his ³cupbearers, and his ^hascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

• g: Jn. 6:58 , Jn. 1:51 , Re. 3:21 , He. 1:14
• *: meat-food of any kind. , apparel-clothing, garments.
• 2: Heb. standing.
• 3: Or, butlers.
• h: 2Ki. 16:18 , 1Ch. 9:18 , 1Ch. 26:16 , Eze. 44:3 , Eze. 46:2 , 2Ch. 9:4

6 And she ⁱsaid to the king, It was a true ⁴report that I heard in mine own land of thy ⁵acts and of thy wisdom.

• i: 2Ch. 9:6
• 4: Heb. word.
• 5: Or, sayings.

7 Howbeit ^jI believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: ⁶thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

• j: Jn. 20:29 , 1Co. 2:9 , Zec. 9:17 , Ca. 5:9 - 16
• 6: Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the same.

8 ^kHappy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

• k: Pr. 1:5 , Pr. 8:34 , Pr. 13:20 , Pr. 22:29 , Lu. 11:28

9 Blessed ^lbe the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: ^mbecause the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore ⁿmade he thee king, ^oto do judgment and justice.

• l: 1Ki. 5:7 , 1Ki. 8:15 , Ps. 72:17 - 19
• m: 2Ch. 2:11 , De. 7:7 , De. 7:8 , De. 33:3 , 1Ch. 17:22
• n: Pr. 8:15 , Pr. 8:16 , 2Sa. 8:15 , Ro. 13:1 - 4 , Is. 9:7 , Lu. 1:32
• o: Ps. 72:2

10 And she gave the king ^pan 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.

• p: 1Ki. 9:14 , 1Ki. 10:2 , Ps. 72:10 , Ps. 72:11 , Ps. 72:15 , Mat. 2:11

11 And ^qthe navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from ^rOphir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of ^7*almug trees, and precious stones.

• q: 1Ki. 9:27
• r: 1Ki. 9:28 , 2Ch. 2:8 , 2Ch. 9:10 , 2Ch. 9:11
• 7: Algum trees, 2Ch. 2.8; 9.10,11. , 2Ch. 2:8 , 2Ch. 9:10 , 2Ch. 9:11
• *: almug-algum, sandalwood.

12 And the king made of the ^*almug trees ⁸pillars 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.

• *: almug-algum, sandalwood.
• 8: Or, rails, v.5. Heb. a prop, ch. 7.15. , 1Ki. 10:5 , 1Ki. 7:15

13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all ^sher desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her ⁹of his royal bounty. So ^tshe turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

• s: 1Ki. 10:2 , 1Ki. 8:17 , 1Ki. 9:1 , Ep. 3:20 , Jn. 14:13 , Jn. 14:14 , Jn. 15:7 , Mar. 11:24 , Ac. 20:35
• 9: Heb. according to the hand of king Solomon.
• t: Jn. 6:66 , 2Ti. 4:10

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 ^uspice merchants, and of all the kings of ^vArabia, and of the ¹⁰governors of the country.

• *: traffick-trade.
• u: Ne. 3:31 , Ne. 3:32 , Ne. 13:20
• v: 2Ch. 9:14 , 2Ch. 9:23 , 2Ch. 9:24 , 2Ch. 17:11 , Ps. 72:10 , Ps. 72:15
• 10: Or, captains.

16 ¶And king Solomon made ^wtwo hundred ^*targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

• w: 2Ch. 9:15 , 2Ch. 12:9
• *: targets-shields.

17 And he made ^xthree 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.

• x: 2Ch. 9:16 , 1Ki. 7:2 , 1Ki. 14:26 , 1Ki. 10:21

18 ¶Moreover the king ^ymade a great throne of ^zivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

• y: 2Ch. 9:17 - 19 , Ps. 122:5 , Ps. 110:1 , Ps. 110:5 , Ps. 9:4 , Ps. 9:7 , Ps. 45:6 , Phi. 2:11 , He. 1:3 , He. 1:8 , Re. 20:11
• z: 1Ki. 10:22

19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was ¹¹round behind: and there were ¹²stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

• 11: Heb. on the hinder part thereof.
• 12: Heb. hands.

20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not ¹³the like made in any kingdom.

• 13: Heb. so.

21 ¶And ^aall king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; ¹⁴none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

• a: 2Ch. 9:20 - 22
• 14: Or, there was no silver in them.

22 For the king had at sea a navy of ^bTharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ¹⁵ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

• b: Ge. 10:4 , 2Ch. 20:36 , Is. 2:16 , Is. 23:1 , 1Ki. 9:28 , 1Ki. 22:48 , Ps. 48:7
• 15: Or, elephants' teeth, ch. 22.39. Ps. 45.8,9. Eze. 27.6. Am. 3.15. Re. 18.12. , 1Ki. 22:39 , Ps. 45:8 , Ps. 45:9 , Eze. 27:6 , Am. 3:15 , Re. 18:12

23 So king Solomon ^cexceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

• c: 1Ki. 3:12 , 1Ki. 3:13 , 1Ki. 4:30 , 1Ki. 4:31 , 2Ch. 9:22 , 2Ch. 9:23 , Nu. 24:7 , Ps. 89:27 , Col. 1:19 , Col. 2:3 , 1Co. 1:30

24 ¶And ^dall the earth ¹⁶sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

• d: 1Ki. 4:34 , Is. 52:15 , Is. 55:5
• 16: Heb. sought the face of.

25 And ^ethey brought every man his ^fpresent, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

• e: 1Ki. 4:21 , Ps. 68:29 , Is. 60:6 , Is. 60:16 , Is. 60:17 , Is. 66:20 , Ro. 12:1 , Ro. 15:16
• f: 1Sa. 10:27

26 ¶And ^gSolomon 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.

• g: 2Ch. 1:14 , 2Ch. 9:25 , 2Ch. 9:28 , 2Ch. 9:29 , 1Ki. 4:26 , De. 17:16 , Ps. 20:7

27 And ^hthe king ¹⁷made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

• h: 2Ch. 1:15 , 2Ch. 9:27 , Ge. 13:2 , Mat. 6:33 , Job 22:24 , Job 22:25 , 1Ki. 10:21
• 17: Heb. gave.

28 ¶¹⁸And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and ⁱlinen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

• 18: Heb. And the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's. 2Ch. 1.16; 9.28. De. 17.16. Is. 31.1. Eze. 17.15. , 2Ch. 1:16 , 2Ch. 9:28 , De. 17:16 , Is. 31:1 , Eze. 17:15
• i: Ge. 41:42 , Pr. 7:16 , Eze. 27:7

29 And ^ja 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 ^kthe Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out ¹⁹by their means.

• j: 2Ch. 2:17
• k: Ju. 1:26 , 1Ki. 11:1
• 19: Heb. by their hand, Mal. 1.1. ch. 8.53. , Mal. 1:1 , 1Ki. 8:53