1 Kings 10
Darby Translation
10 And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of Jehovah, and came to prove him with enigmas.
2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices and gold in very great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke to him of all that was in her heart.
3 And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of: there was not a thing hidden from the king that he did not explain to her.
4 And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
5 and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.
6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs, and of thy wisdom;
7 but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that I heard.
8 Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!
9 Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as those which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 (And the fleet also of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir sandal-wood in very great abundance, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the sandal-wood a balustrade for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. There came no such sandal-wood, nor was there seen to this day.)
13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what he gave her of the bounty of king Solomon. And she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
14 And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
15 besides what [came] by the dealers, and by the traffic of the merchants, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the governors of the country.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold,—he applied six hundred [shekels] of gold to one target;
17 and three hundred shields of beaten gold,—he applied three minas of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold:
19 the throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was rounded behind; and there were arms on each side at the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms;
20 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.
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 precious gold: none were of silver, [which] was not of the least account in the days of Solomon.
22 For the king had on the sea a Tarshish-fleet, with the fleet of Hiram: once in three years came the Tarshish-fleet, bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23 And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, and armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year.
26 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.
28 And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.
29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so they brought [them] by their means, for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Syria.
1 Reyes 10
La Biblia de las Américas
Salomón y la reina de Sabá
10 (A)Cuando la reina de Sabá(B) oyó de la fama de Salomón, por causa del nombre del Señor, vino a probarle con preguntas difíciles(C). 2 Y vino a Jerusalén con un séquito muy grande, con camellos cargados de especias, y gran cantidad de oro y piedras preciosas(D). Cuando vino a Salomón, habló con él de todo lo que tenía en su corazón. 3 Y Salomón contestó todas sus preguntas[a]; no hubo nada tan oscuro que el rey no pudiera explicárselo[b]. 4 Cuando la reina de Sabá vio toda la sabiduría de Salomón, la casa que él había edificado, 5 los manjares de su mesa, las habitaciones de sus siervos, el porte de sus ministros y sus vestiduras, sus coperos, y la escalinata por la cual él subía a[c] la casa del Señor, se quedó asombrada[d]. 6 Entonces dijo al rey: Era verdad lo que había oído en mi tierra acerca de tus palabras y de tu sabiduría. 7 Pero yo no creía lo que me decían[e], hasta que he venido y mis ojos lo han visto. Y he aquí, no se me había contado ni la mitad. Tú superas en sabiduría y prosperidad la fama que había oído. 8 Bienaventurados tus hombres, bienaventurados estos tus siervos que están delante de ti continuamente y oyen(E) tu sabiduría. 9 Bendito sea el Señor tu Dios(F) que se agradó de ti para ponerte sobre el trono de Israel(G); por el amor que el Señor ha tenido siempre a Israel, te ha puesto por rey para hacer derecho y justicia(H). 10 Entonces ella dio al rey ciento veinte talentos de oro, y gran cantidad de especias aromáticas y piedras preciosas(I). Nunca más entró tanta abundancia de especias aromáticas como las que la reina de Sabá dio al rey Salomón.
11 También las naves de Hiram, que habían traído oro de Ofir, trajeron de allí[f] gran cantidad de madera de sándalo y piedras preciosas(J). 12 Con la madera de sándalo el rey hizo balaustres para la casa del Señor y para el palacio del rey; también liras y arpas para los cantores; esa clase de madera de sándalo no ha entrado más ni se ha vuelto a ver hasta hoy(K).
13 El rey Salomón dio a la reina de Sabá todo cuanto ella quiso pedirle[g], además de lo que le dio conforme a su real magnificencia[h]. Después ella se volvió, y regresó a su tierra con[i] sus siervos.
Riqueza y sabiduría de Salomón
14 (L)El peso del oro que llegaba a Salomón en un año era de seiscientos sesenta y seis talentos de oro, 15 sin contar lo de los mercaderes, las mercancías[j] de los comerciantes, de todos los reyes de Arabia[k](M) y de los gobernadores de la tierra. 16 Y el rey Salomón hizo doscientos escudos grandes de oro batido, usando[l] seiscientos siclos[m] de oro en cada escudo(N). 17 También hizo trescientos escudos de oro batido, usando tres minas[n] de oro en cada escudo(O); y el rey los puso en la casa del bosque del Líbano(P). 18 El rey hizo además, un gran trono de marfil y lo revistió de oro finísimo(Q). 19 Había seis gradas hasta el trono, y por detrás, la parte superior del trono era redonda, con brazos[o] a cada lado[p] del asiento y dos leones de pie junto a los brazos[q]. 20 Y doce leones estaban de pie allí en las seis gradas a uno y otro lado; nada semejante se hizo para ningún otro reino. 21 Todos los vasos de beber del rey Salomón eran de oro, también todas las vasijas de la casa del bosque del Líbano eran de oro puro, ninguna era de plata; esta no se consideraba de ningún valor en los días de Salomón, 22 porque el rey tenía en el mar las naves de Tarsis con las naves de Hiram, y cada tres años las naves de Tarsis venían trayendo oro(R), plata, marfil, monos y pavos reales.
23 Así el rey Salomón llegó a ser más grande que todos los reyes de la tierra(S) en riqueza y sabiduría. 24 Y toda la tierra procuraba ver a[r] Salomón, para oír la sabiduría que Dios había puesto en su corazón(T). 25 Cada uno de ellos traía su presente(U): objetos de plata y objetos de oro, vestidos, armas, especias, caballos y mulos; y así año tras año.
26 (V)Salomón reunió carros y hombres de a caballo; y tenía mil cuatrocientos carros y doce mil hombres de a caballo, y los situó[s] en las ciudades de carros y en Jerusalén, junto al rey(W). 27 El rey hizo la plata tan común en Jerusalén como las piedras, e hizo los cedros tan abundantes(X) como los sicómoros que están en el llano[t]. 28 Los caballos de Salomón eran importados de Egipto y de Coa, y los mercaderes del rey los adquirían de Coa por cierto precio(Y). 29 Y se importaba[u] un carro de Egipto por seiscientos siclos[v] de plata, y un caballo por ciento cincuenta, y de la misma forma los exportaban[w] a todos los reyes de los hititas y a los reyes de Aram(Z).
Footnotes
- 1 Reyes 10:3 Lit., le declaró todas sus palabras
- 1 Reyes 10:3 Lit., no le declarara
- 1 Reyes 10:5 O, y su holocausto que ofrecía en
- 1 Reyes 10:5 Lit., no hubo más espíritu en ella
- 1 Reyes 10:7 Lit., las palabras
- 1 Reyes 10:11 Lit., Ofir
- 1 Reyes 10:13 Lit., Sabá, todo su deseo que ella pidió
- 1 Reyes 10:13 Lit., conforme a la mano del rey Salomón
- 1 Reyes 10:13 Lit., ella y
- 1 Reyes 10:15 O, el tráfico
- 1 Reyes 10:15 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., del poniente
- 1 Reyes 10:16 O, haciendo resaltar; lit., haciendo subir, y así en el vers. 17
- 1 Reyes 10:16 Un siclo equivale aprox. a 11.4 gramos
- 1 Reyes 10:17 O, libras; una mina equivale aprox. a 570 gramos
- 1 Reyes 10:19 Lit., manos
- 1 Reyes 10:19 Lit., de este lado y de este hacia el lugar
- 1 Reyes 10:19 Lit., manos
- 1 Reyes 10:24 Lit., la presencia de
- 1 Reyes 10:26 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb., guió; véase 2 Crón. 9:25
- 1 Reyes 10:27 Heb., Sefela
- 1 Reyes 10:29 Lit., subía y salía
- 1 Reyes 10:29 Un siclo equivale aprox. a 11.4 gramos
- 1 Reyes 10:29 Lit., y así por su mano los sacaban
1 Kings 10
New King James Version
The Queen of Sheba’s Praise of Solomon(A)
10 Now when the (B)queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came (C)to test him with hard questions. 2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great [a]retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. 3 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing [b]so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 5 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, (D)and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. 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 However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. 8 (E)Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 9 (F)Blessed be the Lord your God, who (G)delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, (H)to do justice and righteousness.”
10 Then she (I)gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 11 (J)Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of [c]almug wood and precious stones from Ophir. 12 (K)And the king made [d]steps of the almug wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such (L)almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day.
13 Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
Solomon’s Great Wealth
14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, 15 besides that from the (M)traveling merchants, from the income of traders, (N)from all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country.
16 And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made (O)three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the (P)House of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 (Q)Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. 20 Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.
21 (R)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. 22 For the king had (S)merchant[e] ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant (T)ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and [f]monkeys. 23 So (U)King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
24 Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 25 Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year.
26 (V)And Solomon (W)gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he [g]stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 (X)The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.
28 (Y)Also Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price. 29 Now a chariot that was imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse one hundred and fifty; (Z)and [h]thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:2 company
- 1 Kings 10:3 too
- 1 Kings 10:11 algum, 2 Chr. 9:10, 11
- 1 Kings 10:12 Or supports
- 1 Kings 10:22 Lit. ships of Tarshish, deep-sea vessels
- 1 Kings 10:22 Or peacocks
- 1 Kings 10:26 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. (cf. 2 Chr. 9:25); MT led
- 1 Kings 10:29 Lit. by their hands
1 Kings 10
King James Version
10 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.
2 And she came to Jerusalem with 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 questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
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 attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, 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 report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed 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 do judgment and justice.
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.
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
20 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.
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; 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 with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots 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 made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
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