⁶ Then she said to the king, “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. ⁷ Nevertheless I did not believe the ^[a]reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.

^9 (A)Blessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; ^(B)because the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, ^(C)to do justice and righteousness.”