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2 Crónicas 9
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Salomón y la reina de Sabá

9 (A)Cuando la reina de Sabá oyó de la fama de Salomón, vino a Jerusalén a probar a Salomón con preguntas difíciles. Ella tenía un séquito muy grande, con camellos cargados de especias y gran cantidad de oro y piedras preciosas. Cuando vino a Salomón, habló con él de todo lo que tenía en su corazón. 2 Y Salomón contestó todas sus preguntas; no hubo nada tan difícil que Salomón no pudiera explicárselo.

3 Cuando la reina de Sabá vio la sabiduría de Salomón, la casa que él había edificado, 4 los manjares de su mesa, las habitaciones de sus siervos, el porte de sus ministros y sus vestiduras, sus coperos y sus vestiduras, y la escalinata por la cual él subía a[a] la casa del Señor, se quedó asombrada. 5 Entonces dijo al rey: «Era verdad lo que había oído en mi tierra acerca de sus palabras y de su sabiduría. 6 Pero yo no creía lo que me decían[b], hasta que he venido y mis ojos lo han visto; no se me había contado ni la mitad de la grandeza de su sabiduría. Usted supera todo lo que había oído. 7 Bienaventurados sus hombres, bienaventurados estos sus siervos que están delante de usted continuamente y oyen su sabiduría. 8 Bendito sea el Señor su Dios que se agradó en usted, poniéndole sobre Su trono como rey para el Señor su Dios(B); porque su Dios amó a Israel afirmándolo para siempre, por lo cual le ha puesto por rey sobre ellos(C) para hacer derecho y justicia».

9 Entonces la reina le dio al rey 4.1 toneladas de oro, y gran cantidad de especias aromáticas y piedras preciosas. Nunca hubo especias aromáticas como las que la reina de Sabá dio al rey Salomón. 10 Y los siervos de Hiram y los siervos de Salomón que habían traído oro de Ofir, trajeron también madera de sándalo y piedras preciosas(D). 11 Con la madera de sándalo el rey hizo gradas para la casa del Señor y para el palacio del rey; también liras y arpas para los cantores; no se había visto en la tierra de Judá madera como esa. 12 El rey Salomón dio a la reina de Sabá todo cuanto ella quiso pedirle, más de lo que había traído al rey. Después ella se volvió y regresó a su tierra con sus siervos.

Riqueza y sabiduría de Salomón

13 (E)El peso del oro que llegaba a Salomón en un solo año era de 22.6 toneladas de oro, 14 sin contar lo que los mercaderes y los comerciantes traían. Todos los reyes de Arabia y los gobernadores de la tierra traían oro y plata a Salomón(F). 15 El rey Salomón hizo 200 escudos grandes de oro batido, usando[c] 600 siclos (6.84 kilos) de oro batido en cada escudo. 16 También hizo 300 escudos de oro batido, usando 300 siclos de oro en cada escudo. El rey puso los escudos en la casa del bosque del Líbano.

17 El rey hizo además un gran trono de marfil y lo revistió de oro puro. 18 Y había seis gradas hasta el trono y un estrado de oro unido al trono, con brazos a cada lado del asiento, y dos leones de pie junto a los brazos. 19 Y doce leones estaban allí de pie en las seis gradas a uno y otro lado; nada semejante se hizo para ningún otro reino. 20 Todos los vasos de beber del rey Salomón eran de oro, y todas las vasijas de la casa del bosque del Líbano eran de oro puro. A la plata no se le atribuía valor[d] en los días de Salomón, 21 porque el rey tenía naves que iban a Tarsis(G) con los siervos de Hiram, y cada tres años las naves de Tarsis venían trayendo oro, plata, marfil, monos y pavos reales.

22 Así el rey Salomón llegó a ser más grande que todos los reyes de la tierra en riqueza y sabiduría(H). 23 Y todos los reyes de la tierra procuraban ver a Salomón, para oír la sabiduría que Dios había puesto en su corazón. 24 Cada uno de ellos traía su presente(I): objetos de plata y objetos de oro, vestidos, armas, especias, caballos y mulos; y así año tras año.

25 Salomón tenía 4,000 establos para los caballos y carros y 12,000 hombres de a caballo, y los situó en las ciudades de carros y en Jerusalén, junto al rey(J). 26 Él tenía dominio sobre todos los reyes desde el Río[e] hasta la tierra de los filisteos, y hasta la frontera de Egipto(K). 27 El rey hizo la plata tan común en Jerusalén como las piedras, e hizo los cedros tan abundantes como los sicómoros que están en el llano[f](L). 28 Y traían para Salomón caballos de Egipto(M) y de todos los países.

Muerte de Salomón

29 (N)Los demás hechos de Salomón, los primeros y los postreros, ¿no están escritos en las palabras del profeta Natán(O) y en la profecía de Ahías el silonita, en las visiones del vidente Iddo acerca de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat? 30 Salomón reinó cuarenta años en Jerusalén sobre todo Israel(P). 31 Y durmió Salomón con sus padres, y fue sepultado en la ciudad de su padre David(Q); y su hijo Roboam reinó en su lugar.

Footnotes

  1. 9:4 O y su holocausto que ofrecía en.
  2. 9:6 Lit. sus palabras.
  3. 9:15 O haciendo resaltar; lit. haciendo subir, y así en el vers. 16.
  4. 9:20 Lit. nada.
  5. 9:26 I.e. Éufrates.
  6. 9:27 Heb. Sefela.
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The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon(A)

9 When the queen of Sheba(B) heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind. 2 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her. 3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon,(C) as well as the palace he had built, 4 the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, the cupbearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at[a] the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.

5 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 6 But I did not believe what they said until I came(D) and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard. 7 How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 8 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne(E) as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king(F) over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

9 Then she gave the king 120 talents[b] of gold,(G) large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10 (The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon brought gold from Ophir;(H) they also brought algumwood[c] and precious stones. 11 The king used the algumwood to make steps for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah.)

12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

Solomon’s Splendor(I)

13 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,[d] 14 not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia(J) and the governors of the territories brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[e] of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He also made three hundred small shields(K) of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels[f] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(L)

17 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory(M) and overlaid with pure gold. 18 The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them. 19 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom. 20 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s day. 21 The king had a fleet of trading ships[g] manned by Hiram’s[h] servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

22 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.(N) 23 All the kings(O) of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. 24 Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift(P)—articles of silver and gold, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.

25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots,(Q) and twelve thousand horses,[i] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 26 He ruled(R) over all the kings from the Euphrates River(S) to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.(T) 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all other countries.

Solomon’s Death(U)

29 As for the other events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan(V) the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah(W) the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam(X) son of Nebat? 30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31 Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David(Y) his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:4 Or and the ascent by which he went up to
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:9 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:10 Probably a variant of almugwood
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:13 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:15 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
  7. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
  8. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram
  9. 2 Chronicles 9:25 Or charioteers
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The Queen of Sheba’s Praise of Solomon(A)

9 Now (B)when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. 2 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her. 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 4 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his (C)cupbearers and their apparel, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.

5 Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 6 However I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You exceed the fame of which I heard. 7 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the Lord your God! Because your God has (D)loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

9 And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there never were any spices such as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10 Also, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, (E)who brought gold from Ophir, brought [a]algum wood and precious stones. 11 And the king made walkways of the [b]algum wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers; and there were none such as these seen before in the land of Judah.

12 Now King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, much more than she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

Solomon’s Great Wealth(F)

13 (G)The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, 14 besides what the traveling merchants and traders brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; [c]three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the (H)House of the Forest of Lebanon.

17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne; there were [d]armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. 19 Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

20 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king’s ships went to (I)Tarshish with the servants of [e]Hiram. Once every three years the [f]merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and [g]monkeys.

22 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. 23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 24 Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, (J)armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year.

25 Solomon (K)had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

26 (L)So he reigned over all the kings (M)from [h]the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. 27 (N)The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees (O)as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. 28 (P)And they brought horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.

Death of Solomon(Q)

29 (R)Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of (S)Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of (T)Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 30 (U)Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31 Then Solomon [i]rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:10 almug, 1 Kin. 10:11, 12
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:11 almug, 1 Kin. 10:11, 12
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:16 three minas, 1 Kin. 10:17
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:18 Lit. hands
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 10:22
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Lit. ships of Tarshish, deep-sea vessels
  7. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Or peacocks
  8. 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Euphrates
  9. 2 Chronicles 9:31 Died and joined his ancestors
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