2 Chronicles 9
1 and Queen (of Sheba) Sheba to hear: hear [obj] report Solomon and to come (in): come to/for to test [obj] Solomon in/on/with riddle in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with strength: rich heavy much and camel to lift: bear spice and gold to/for abundance and stone precious and to come (in): come to(wards) Solomon and to speak: speak with him [obj] all which to be with heart her
The queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she came to Jerusalem to test him with tough questions. She brought with her a very large entourage, with camels loaded with spices, large amounts of gold, and precious gemstones. She came to Solomon and asked him about everything she had on her mind.
2 and to tell to/for her Solomon [obj] all word: thing her and not to conceal word: thing from Solomon which not to tell to/for her
Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing he couldn't explain to her.
3 and to see: see Queen (of Sheba) Sheba [obj] wisdom Solomon and [the] house: home which to build
When the queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wisdom, and the palace he had built,
4 and food table his and seat servant/slave his and office to minister him and garment their and cupbearer his and garment their and upper room his which to ascend: offer up house: temple LORD and not to be still in/on/with her spirit: breath
the food on the table, how his officials lived, how his servants operated and how they were dressed, the clothes of the waiters, and the burnt offerings he presented at the Lord's Temple, she was so astonished she could hardly breathe.
5 and to say to(wards) [the] king truth: true [the] word which to hear: hear in/on/with land: country/planet my upon word your and upon wisdom your
She told the king, “It's true what I heard in my own country about your proverbs and your wisdom!
6 and not be faithful to/for word their till which to come (in): come and to see: see eye my and behold not to tell to/for me half greatness wisdom your to add upon [the] tidings which to hear: hear
But I didn't believe what they told me until I came and saw with my own eyes. In fact, I wasn't told the half of it—the extent of your wisdom far exceeds what I heard!
7 blessed human your and blessed servant/slave your these [the] to stand: stand to/for face: before your continually and to hear: hear [obj] wisdom your
How happy your people must be! How happy those who work for you, who stand here every day listening to your wisdom!
8 to be LORD God your to bless which to delight in in/on/with you to/for to give: put you upon throne his to/for king to/for LORD God your in/on/with to love: lover God your [obj] Israel to/for to stand: stand him to/for forever: enduring and to give: make you upon them to/for king to/for to make: do justice and righteousness
Praise the Lord your God who is so pleased with you, who placed you on his throne as king to rule on his behalf. Because of the love of your God for Israel he has made them secure forever, and he has made you king over them to do what is fair and right.”
9 and to give: give to/for king hundred and twenty talent gold and spice to/for abundance much and stone precious and not to be like/as spice [the] he/she/it which to give: give Queen (of Sheba) Sheba to/for king Solomon
She presented the king with one hundred and twenty talents of gold, huge amounts of spices and precious stones. Never before had there been spices like those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10 and also servant/slave (Hiram *QK) and servant/slave Solomon which to come (in): bring gold from Ophir to come (in): bring tree: wood algum and stone precious
(Hiram and of Solomon's men, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones.
11 and to make [the] king [obj] tree: wood [the] algum highway to/for house: temple LORD and to/for house: home [the] king and lyre and harp to/for to sing and not to see: see like/as them to/for face: before in/on/with land: country/planet Judah
The king used the algum wood to make steps for the Temple and for the royal palace, and into lyres and harps for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.)
12 and [the] king Solomon to give: give to/for Queen (of Sheba) Sheba [obj] all pleasure her which to ask from to/for alone: besides which to come (in): bring to(wards) [the] king and to overturn and to go: walk to/for land: country/planet her he/she/it and servant/slave her
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all wanted, whatever she asked for. This was far more than she had brought the king. Then she and her attendants returned home to her own country.
13 and to be weight [the] gold which to come (in): come to/for Solomon in/on/with year one six hundred and sixty and six talent gold
The weight of gold that Solomon received each year was 666 talents,
14 to/for alone from human [the] to spy and [the] to trade to come (in): bring and all king Arabia and governor [the] land: country/planet to come (in): bring gold and silver: money to/for Solomon
not including that received from traders and merchants. All the kings of Arabia and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 and to make [the] king Solomon hundred shield gold beaten six hundred gold beaten to ascend: rise upon [the] shield [the] one
King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold. Each shield required six hundred shekels of hammered gold.
16 and three hundred shield gold beaten three hundred gold to ascend: rise upon [the] shield [the] one and to give: put them [the] king in/on/with House (of the Forests of Lebanon) (House of) the Forest [the] (House of the Forest of) Lebanon
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold. Each of these shields required three hundred gold coins. The king placed them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 and to make [the] king throne tooth: ivory great: large and to overlay him gold pure
The king also made a great throne of ivory, and covered it with pure gold.
18 and six step to/for throne and footstool in/on/with gold to/for throne to grasp and hand from this and from this upon place [the] seat and two lion to stand: stand beside [the] hand
The throne had six steps, with a golden footstool attached. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with lions standing beside the armrests.
19 and two ten lion to stand: stand there upon six [the] step from this and from this not to make so to/for all kingdom
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one on opposite ends of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
20 and all article/utensil irrigation [the] king Solomon gold and all article/utensil House (of the Forests of Lebanon) (House of) the Forest [the] (House of the Forest of) Lebanon gold to shut nothing silver: money to devise: count in/on/with day Solomon to/for anything
All of King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. No silver was used, because it was not valued in the days of Solomon.
21 for fleet to/for king to go: went Tarshish with servant/slave Hiram one to/for three year to come (in): come fleet Tarshish to lift: bear gold and silver: money ivory and ape and peacock
The king had a fleet of ships from Tarshish crewed by Hiram's sailors. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive with a cargo of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
22 and to magnify [the] king Solomon from all king [the] land: country/planet to/for riches and wisdom
King Solomon was greater than any other king on earth in wealth and wisdom.
23 and all king [the] land: country/planet to seek [obj] face Solomon to/for to hear: hear [obj] wisdom his which to give: put [the] God in/on/with heart his
All the kings of the earth wanted to meet Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had placed in his mind.
24 and they(masc.) to come (in): bring man: anyone offering: gift his article/utensil silver: money and article/utensil gold and garment weapon and spice horse and mule word: portion year in/on/with year
Year after year, every visitor would bring gifts—articles of silver and gold, clothes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
25 and to be to/for Solomon four thousand stall horse and chariot and two ten thousand horseman and to rest them in/on/with city [the] chariot and with [the] king in/on/with Jerusalem
Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. He kept them in the chariot towns, and also with him in Jerusalem.
26 and to be to rule in/on/with all [the] king from [the] River and till land: country/planet Philistine and till border: boundary Egypt
He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border with Egypt.
27 and to give: make [the] king [obj] [the] silver: money in/on/with Jerusalem like/as stone and [obj] [the] cedar to give: make like/as sycamore which in/on/with Shephelah to/for abundance
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore-figs in the foothills.
28 and to come out: send horse from Egypt to/for Solomon and from all [the] land: country/planet
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from many other lands.
29 and remnant word: deed Solomon [the] first and [the] last not they(masc.) to write upon word: deed Nathan [the] prophet and upon prophecy Ahijah [the] Shilonite and in/on/with vision (Iddo *QK) [the] seer upon Jeroboam son: child Nebat
The rest of the acts of Solomon, from start to finish, are written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer about Jeroboam, son of Nebat.
30 and to reign Solomon in/on/with Jerusalem upon all Israel forty year
Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all of Israel for forty years.
31 and to lie down: be dead Solomon with father his and to bury him in/on/with city David father his and to reign Rehoboam son: child his underneath: instead him
Then Solomon died and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam took over as king.
