2 Chronicles 9
New King James Version
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
- 2 Chronicles 9:10 almug, 1 Kin. 10:11, 12
- 2 Chronicles 9:11 almug, 1 Kin. 10:11, 12
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 three minas, 1 Kin. 10:17
- 2 Chronicles 9:18 Lit. hands
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 10:22
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 Lit. ships of Tarshish, deep-sea vessels
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 Or peacocks
- 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Euphrates
- 2 Chronicles 9:31 Died and joined his ancestors
역대하 9
Korean Living Bible
스바 여왕의 방문
9 스바 여왕이 솔로몬의 명성을 듣고 어려운 문제로 그를 시험하고자 예루살 렘으로 왔다. 그녀는 많은 수행원을 거느리고 향료와 금과 보석을 낙타에 잔뜩 싣고 와서 솔로몬을 만나 물어 보고 싶은 것을 다 그에게 말하였다.
2 그래서 솔로몬은 스바 여왕의 질문에 모두 대답하였으며 어려워서 설명하지 못하는 문제가 하나도 없었다.
3 스바 여왕은 솔로몬의 지혜로운 말을 듣고 또 그가 건축한 궁전과
4 그의 식탁에 오르는 음식과 그의 대신들이 앉는 좌석과 수많은 신하들과 술을 따르며 시중드는 사람들과 그들의 의복과 [a]성전에 드리는 제물을 보고 정신이 하나도 없었다.
5 그때 스바 여왕이 솔로몬에게 말하였다. “내가 내 나라에서 당신의 업적과 지혜에 대해 들은 소문이 모두 사실이군요.
6 나는 그런 소문을 믿지 않았는데 이제 내가 직접 와서 보니 사실에 비해 내가 들은 것은 절반도 못 되며 당신의 지혜는 소문보다 엄청납니다.
7 당신 앞에서 항상 당신의 지혜로운 말을 듣는 [b]당신의 가족과 신하들은 얼마나 행복하겠습니까!
8 당신의 하나님 여호와를 찬양합니다. 하나님이 당신을 기쁘게 여기셔서 자기를 위해 당신을 왕이 되게 하셨습니다. 여호와께서는 이스라엘을 사랑하셔서 막강한 나라가 되게 하시려고 당신을 왕으로 세워 바르고 선한 정치를 하게 하셨습니다.”
9 그러고서 스바 여왕은 자기가 가져 온 [c]약 4톤의 금과 아주 많은 향료와 보석을 왕에게 주었다. 그 중에서도 스바 여왕이 솔로몬왕에게 준 향료는 전에 한번도 보지 못한 것이었다.
10 (히람왕의 신하들과 솔로몬왕의 신하들은 오빌에서 금을 실어 올 때 많은 백단목과 보석도 함께 실어 왔다.
11 솔로몬왕은 그 백단목으로 성전과 궁전의 층계를 만들고 또 성가대를 위해 수금과 비파를 만들었는데 이런 악기들은 유다 땅에서 전에는 볼 수 없던 것들이었다.)
12 솔로몬왕은 스바 여왕에게 그녀가 가져온 선물 못지않게 푸짐한 선물을 주고 또 그녀가 요구하는 것은 무엇이든지 다 주었다. 그러자 스바 여왕과 그 수행원들은 자기 나라로 돌아갔다.
솔로몬의 부와 영화
13-14 솔로몬왕이 무역하는 사람들과 상인 들에게서 거둬들이는 세금 외에도 매년 그에게 들어오는 금은 [d]약 23톤이나 되었다. 그 밖에 아라비아 왕들과 이스라엘의 여러 지방 장관들도 금과 은을 솔로몬에게 가져왔다.
15-16 솔로몬왕은 금으로 [e]약 3.5킬로그램의 큰 방패 200개와 [f]약 1.7킬로그램의 작은 방패 300개를 만들어 레바논의 숲이라고 부르는 궁에 두었다.
17 그는 또 상아로 큰 왕좌를 만들어 그것을 순금으로 입혔다.
18 그 왕좌에는 여섯 개의 계단이 있고 또 그 왕좌에 부착된 금발판 하나가 있었다. 그리고 앉는 자리 양쪽에는 팔걸이가 있으며 바로 그 곁에는 사자가 한 마리씩 서 있고
19 또 그 여섯 계단 양쪽 끝에는 열두 마리의 사자가 각각 한 마리씩 서 있었는데 이런 웅장한 왕좌는 세상의 그 어느 나라에서도 찾아볼 수 없는 것이었다.
20 그리고 솔로몬왕의 술잔은 모두 금으로 만들어졌으며 레바논 숲의 궁에서 사용하는 모든 그릇도 다 금으로 되어 있었다. 그러나 그 당시에 은은 별로 소중하게 여기지 않았으므로 은제품은 만들지 않았다.
21 솔로몬왕은 히람왕이 지원하는 선원들을 이용하여 3년마다 한 번씩 배를 다시스로 보내 금, 은, 상아, 원숭이, 그리고 공작을 실어 왔다.
22 솔로몬왕은 세상의 그 어느 왕보다도 부유하고 지혜로웠으므로
23 세상의 모든 사람들이 솔로몬을 찾아와서 하나님이 그에게 주신 지혜에 대하여 듣고 싶어하였다.
24 그래서 사람들은 해마다 선물을 가지고 찾아왔다. 그 선물들은 금은 제품, 의복, 무기, 향료, 말, 노새와 같은 것들이었다.
25 또 솔로몬에게는 말과 전차를 수용할 외양간 4,000채와 마병 12,000명이 있었다. 그 중 일부는 예루살렘의 왕궁에 배치하고 나머지는 여러 전차성에 배치하였다.
26 솔로몬은 유프라테스강에서부터 블레셋 땅과 이집트 국경 지대에 이르는 땅을 통치했는데
27 그 당시에는 예루살렘에 은이 돌처럼 흔했고 백향목은 저지대의 일반 뽕나무처럼 많았다.
28 그리고 말들은 이집트와 그 밖의 다른 나라에서 수입해 왔다.
솔로몬의 죽음
29 이 밖에 솔로몬에 대한 이야기는 예언자 나단의 역사와 실로 사람 아히야의 예언과 그리고 느밧의 아들 여로보암왕의 통치를 다룬 잇도의 환상책에 잘 나타나 있다.
30 솔로몬은 예루살렘에서 40년 동안 이스라엘을 통치하다가
31 죽어 다윗성에 장사되었고 그의 아들 르호보암이 왕위를 계승하였다.
2 Chronicles 9
English Standard Version
The Queen of Sheba
9 (A)Now when (B)the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. 2 And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her. 3 And when (C)the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 4 the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, his cupbearers, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord, there was no more breath in her.
5 And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, 6 but I did not believe the[a] reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard. 7 Happy are your men! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you (D)and set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God! (E)Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.” 9 Then she gave the king 120 talents[b] of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10 Moreover, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, (F)who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones. 11 And the king made from the algum wood (G)supports for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers. There never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah.
12 And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked (H)besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.
Solomon's Wealth
13 (I)Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, 14 besides that which the explorers and merchants brought. (J)And all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels[c] of beaten gold went into each shield. 16 And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; (K)300 shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 17 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold, which were attached to the throne, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests, 19 while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. Nothing like it was ever made for any kingdom. 20 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. Silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king's ships went to (L)Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[d]
22 Thus King Solomon (M)excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. 23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. 24 Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh,[e] spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. 25 And Solomon had (N)4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26 (O)And he ruled over all the kings (P)from the Euphrates[f] to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. 27 (Q)And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. 28 (R)And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.
Solomon's Death
29 (S)Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from (T)first to last, are they not written in the history of (U)Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of (V)Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of (W)Iddo (X)the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31 And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in (Y)the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 9:6 Hebrew their
- 2 Chronicles 9:9 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 9:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 Or baboons
- 2 Chronicles 9:24 Or armor
- 2 Chronicles 9:26 Hebrew the River
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