The queen of Sheba

concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.b

b Pr.1.5,6. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with 1 words. 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 1 questions: there was not any thing hid from the king which he told her not.

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

1 KINGS, X. B. C. 1004.

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 2 attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his 3 cup-bearers, 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 4 report that I heard in mine own land of thy 5 acts and of thy wisdom.

9

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

9 Blessed d 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 e do judgment and justice.

2 standing.

3 or, butlers. 4 word.

5 or, sayings.

6 thou hast added dom and goodness to.

c Pr.8.34. d ch.5.7.

e Ps.72.2. Pr.8.15.

ƒ Ps. 72. 10, 15. g ch.9.27.

algum
trees,
2Ch.2.8.
9. 10,11.
a prop, or,

rails.

which he gave her, according to the hand of king Šolomon.

10 or, cap

tains.

h ch.14.26.

i ch.7.2.

11 on the hin

der part thereof. 12 hands.

13 80.

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.

k Ge. 10.4. 2Ch.20.36. 15 or, elephants' teeth.

11 And the navy g also of Hiram,

4.29.34.

&c.

that brought gold from Ophir, 7 ch.3. 12, 13. brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees,and precious stones. 12 And the king made of the al- 16 the face of mug trees pillars for the house of m Pr.2.6. the LORD, and for the king's house, James 1.5. harps also and psalteries for sing-n 2Ch.1.14, ers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. 17 gave. 13 And king Solomon gave unto 18 And the the queen of Sheba all her desire, going forth whatsoever she asked, beside that of the 9 which Solomon gave her of his horses royal bounty. So she turned and which was went to her own country, she and Solomon's. -er servants.

14 or, there

admireth Solomon's wisdom.

14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold.

was no sil

ver in them.

20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not 13 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; 14 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 k with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, 15 ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

23 Sol king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

24 T And all the earth sought 16 to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which m God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and mules, a rate year by year. armour, and spices, horses, and

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots n 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 17 made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

28 18 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen

Abijah's prophecy.

he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

26 And Jeroboam y the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, (whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow z 2Sa.20.21. woman,) even he lifted up z his a ch.9.24. hand against the king. closed. 8 did work.

27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, a and 7 repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he 8 was industrious, he made him ruler over all the 9 charge of the house of Joseph.

29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah b the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

30 And Abijah caught c the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

31 Howbeit f I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David g my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my

y ch.12.2 2Ch. 13.6.

9 burden.

b ch.14.2.

c 1Sa. 15.27.

d ver. 11-13.

e ver.5-7.

Jer.2.13. Ho.4.17.

candle.

31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: ford thus saith the 10 lamp, or, LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

f Ps. 103. 10.

g Is.55.3.

h Ex.20.5,6.

i ch.12.17.

k ch.15.4.

2Ki.8.19. Ps. 132.17.

ch.9.4,5.

m Jos. 1.5.

a 2Ch.10.1,

statutes;

&c.

35 But h I will take the kingdom) out of his son's hand, and will give b ch.11.26,40. it unto thee, even ten tribes.

c ch.4.7. 9.15. 1Sa.8.11-18.

d Job 12.12.

36 And unto his son will I give i one tribe, that k David my servant may have a 10 light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king f Pr. 15.1. over israel.

e Mar. 10.43,

44.

Solomon's death.

38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that m I will be with thee, and'n build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

4 Thy father made our yoke c grievous: now, therefore, make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise, that I may answer this people? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant e unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words f to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given Thim, and consulted with the young