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2 Chronicles 9
New Catholic Bible
2 Chronicles 9
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 9
The Queen of Sheba. 1 When the Queen of Sheba was informed about Solomon’s reputation, she came to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions. Arriving with a very large retinue, and with camels bearing spices, an immense quantity of gold, and precious stones, she came to Solomon and discussed everything she had on her mind. 2 Solomon answered all of her questions. There was nothing she asked that he was unable to explain to her.
3 When the Queen of Sheba witnessed the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, 4 the food served at his table, the seating of his ministers, the attendants and the elegance of their clothing, the cupbearers in their robes, and the burnt offerings that he presented in the house of the Lord, it literally took her breath away.
5 Then she said to the king: “The reports I heard in my own country about your accomplishments and your wisdom proved to be true. 6 However, I did not believe those reports to be accurate until I came and saw all this with my own eyes. Moreover, I have come to realize that I was not told even half of the greatness of your wisdom. You far surpass everything I had heard about you.
7 “How fortunate your people are! Happy are these servants of yours who are continually attending you and listening to your wisdom! 8 Blessed is the Lord, your God, who has taken such great delight in you and placed you on his throne as king for the Lord, your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to have Israel endure forever, he has appointed you to be their king so that you may ensure that justice and righteousness will be maintained.”
9 Then she presented King Solomon with one hundred and twenty talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been spices previously to equal those that the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10 Besides all this, the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who had brought gold from Ophir also brought large amounts of algum wood and precious stones. 11 From the algum wood the king made stairs for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, as well as lyres and harps for the singers. Nothing to match them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.
12 King Solomon gave the Queen of Sheba everything she desired and requested, far surpassing what she had brought to the king. Then she departed with her servants and journeyed back to her own land.
13 The weight of the gold that Solomon received each year amounted to six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold 14 in addition to the tolls levied on merchants and what was collected from foreign trade. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the provinces also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 Moreover, King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, with six hundred shekels of beaten gold going into each shield, 16 and three hundred bucklers of beaten gold, with three hundred shekels of gold going into each buckler. The king stored all these in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 King Solomon also made a large ivory throne which he overlaid with pure gold. 18 The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was fastened to it. There were armrests on each side of the seat, with two lions standing beside the arms, 19 while twelve lions stood on either side of the six steps. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.
20 Furthermore, all of Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were made of pure gold. Silver was not regarded as anything of value in the days of King Solomon. 21 The king had a fleet of ships that sailed to Tarshish with the servants of Huram. Once every three years a fleet of ships from Tarshish used to return with a cargo of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.
22 Thus King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom, 23 and all the kings of the earth sought to consult Solomon in order to hear from him the wisdom that God had implanted in his heart. 24 Moreover, every single one of those kings brought a gift with him: objects of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules in an annual tribute.
25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26 He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt.
27 King Solomon made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamores of the foothills. 28 Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all the other countries.
29 The Death of Solomon. The rest of the acts of Solomon’s reign, from first to last, are recorded in the history of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and, in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.[a]
30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. 31 Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of his father David. He was succeeded by his son Rehoboam.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 9:29 The prophecy is the one made to Jeroboam (1 Ki 11:29f). Iddo was a prophet of whose activity and work we have no knowledge.
2-я Паралипоменон 9
New Russian Translation
2-я Паралипоменон 9
New Russian Translation
Царица Шевы посещает Соломона(A)
9 Когда царица Шевы услышала о славе Соломона, она пришла в Иерусалим, чтобы испытать его трудными вопросами. Прибыв с очень большой свитой, с верблюдами, везущими пряности и великое множество золота и драгоценных камней, она пришла к Соломону и говорила с ним обо всем, что было у нее на сердце. 2 Соломон ответил на все ее вопросы: для него не было ничего слишком трудного, чего он не смог бы ей объяснить. 3 Когда царица Шевы увидела мудрость Соломона и дворец, который он построил, 4 еду у него на столе, жилища его приближенных, как прислуживают его слуги, как они одеты, каковы его виночерпии, как одеты они, и какие всесожжения он совершает в доме[a] Господа, у нее захватило дух. 5 Она сказала царю:
– Молва, которую я слышала в своей стране о твоих делах и мудрости, правдива, 6 но я не верила слухам, пока не пришла и не увидела это своими глазами. И что же, мне не рассказали и о половине твоей мудрости! Ты далеко превзошел ту молву, что я слышала. 7 Блаженны твои люди! Блаженны твои приближенные, которые всегда стоят перед тобой и внимают твоей мудрости! 8 Да будет благословен Господь, твой Бог, Который благоволит к тебе и посадил тебя царем на Своем престоле, чтобы ты правил для Господа, твоего Бога. Ради любви твоего Бога к Израилю, ради желания утвердить их навеки, Он сделал тебя его царем, чтобы ты поступал справедливо и праведно.
9 Она подарила царю сто двадцать талантов[b] золота, великое множество пряностей и драгоценных камней. Никогда больше не было пряностей, подобных тем, что царица Шевы подарила царю Соломону.
10 Хирамовы люди и люди Соломона привозили золото из Офира. Еще они привезли красное дерево и драгоценные камни. 11 Царь сделал из красного дерева лестницы[c] для Господнего дома и для царского дворца, а также арфы и лиры для музыкантов. Прежде в Иудее не видели ничего подобного.
12 Царь Соломон подарил царице Шевы все, что она пожелала и о чем просила. Он подарил ей больше, чем она привезла ему. После этого она ушла и вернулась со свитой в свою страну.
Богатство и великолепие Соломона(B)
13 Золота, которое Соломон получал ежегодно, было по весу шестьсот шестьдесят шесть талантов[d], 14 не считая того дохода, что поступал от купцов и торговцев, и от всех царей Аравии и наместников страны тоже привозили Соломону золото и серебро.
15 Царь Соломон сделал двести больших щитов из кованого золота, на каждый из которых пошло по шестьсот бек[e] золота. 16 Еще он сделал триста маленьких щитов из кованого золота, на каждый щит по триста бек[f] золота. Царь поместил их во дворце Ливанского леса.
17 Еще царь сделал огромный трон, выложенный слоновой костью и покрытый чистым золотом. 18 У трона было шесть ступенек, и к нему было прикреплено золотое подножие. По обеим сторонам сиденья были подлокотники, и у каждого из них стояло по льву. 19 Двенадцать львов стояло на шести ступеньках – по одному с каждой стороны каждой ступеньки. Никогда ничего подобного не делалось ни в каком другом царстве.
20 Все чаши царя Соломона были золотыми, и вся домашняя утварь во дворце Ливанского леса была из чистого золота. Серебряного ничего не было, потому что серебро в дни Соломона не ценилось.
21 На море у царя был флот из таршишских кораблей с командой из слуг Хирама. Раз в три года корабли возвращались, привозя золото, серебро, слоновую кость, обезьян и павлинов.
22 Царь Соломон превосходил богатством и мудростью всех царей земли. 23 Все они искали встречи с Соломоном, чтобы послушать мудрости, которую вложил в его сердце Бог. 24 Всякий приходящий приносил дары – изделия из серебра и золота, одежды, оружие и пряности, лошадей и мулов, и так – из года в год.
25 У Соломона было четыре тысячи стойл для коней и колесниц и двенадцать тысяч коней[g], которых он держал в колесничных городах и у себя в Иерусалиме. 26 Он правил всеми царями от Реки[h] до земли филистимлян, до самой границы Египта. 27 В его правление серебро в Иерусалиме ценилось не выше простых камней, а кедра было так же много, как тутовых деревьев в предгорьях Иудеи. 28 Кони Соломона поставлялись из Египта[i] и из других стран.
Смерть Соломона(C)
29 Что же до прочих событий правления Соломона, от первых до последних, то разве не описаны они в записях пророка Нафана, в пророчестве Ахии из Шило и в видениях провидца Иддо о Иеровоаме, сыне Навата? 30 Соломон правил в Иерусалиме всем Израилем сорок лет. 31 Потом он упокоился со своими предками и был похоронен в Городе Давида, своего отца. А Ровоам, его сын, стал царем вместо него.
Footnotes
- 9:4 Так в некоторых древних переводах (ср. 3 Цар. 10:5); в еврейском тексте: «его подъем, которым он поднимается в храм».
- 9:9 Около 4 т.
- 9:11 Так в некоторых древних переводах; смысл этого места в еврейском тексте неясен.
- 9:13 Около 23 т.
- 9:15 Около 3,5 кг.
- 9:16 Около 1,7 кг.
- 9:25 Или: «колесничих»; или: «всадников».
- 9:26 То есть Евфрата.
- 9:28 Или, возможно: «из Муцура» – области в Киликии. См. сноску на 1:16.
2 Chronicles 9
New International Version
2 Chronicles 9
New International Version
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
- 2 Chronicles 9:4 Or and the ascent by which he went up to
- 2 Chronicles 9:9 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 9:10 Probably a variant of almugwood
- 2 Chronicles 9:13 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 9:15 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram
- 2 Chronicles 9:25 Or charioteers
2 Chronicles 9
King James Version
2 Chronicles 9
King James Version
9 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
11 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the Lord, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants 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 targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:
19 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
22 And king Solomon passed 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, that God had put in his heart.
24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
26 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
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