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2 Chronicles 9
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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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9 Da Dronningen af Saba hørte Salomos Ry, kom hun, for at prøve ham med Gåder, til Jerusalem med et såre stort Følge og med Kameler, der har Røgelse, Guld i Mængde og Ædelsten. Og da hun var kommet til Salomo, talte hun til ham om alt, hvad der lå hende på Hjerte. 2 Men Salomo svarede på alle hendes Spørgsmål, og intet som helst var skjult for Salomo, han gav hende Svar på alt. 3 Og da Dronningen at Saba så Salomos Visdom, Huset, han havde bygget, 4 Maden på hans Bord, hans Folks Boliger, hans Tjeneres Optræden og deres Klæder, hans Mundskænke og deres Klæder og Brændofrene, han ofrede i Herrens Hus, var hun ude af sig selv; 5 og hun sagde til Kongen: "Sandt var, hvad jeg i mit Land hørte sige om dig og din Visdom! 6 Jeg troede ikke, hvad der sagdes, før jeg kom og så det med egne Øjne; og se, ikke engang det halve af din store Visdom er mig fortalt, thi du overgår, hvad Rygtet sagde mig om dig! 7 Lykkelige dine Mænd, lykkelige dine Folk, som altid er om dig og hører din Visdom! 8 Lovet være Herren din Gud, som fandt Behag i dig og satte dig på sin Trone som Konge for Herren din Gud. Fordi din Gud elsker Israel og for at opretholde det evindeligt, satte han dig til Konge over dem, til at øve Ret og Retfærdighed!"

9 Derpå gav hun Kongen l20 Guldtalenter, Røgelse i store Mængder og Ædelsten; og aldrig har der siden været så megen Røgelse i Landet som den, Dronningen af Saba gav Kong Salomo. 10 Desuden bragte Hurams og Salomos Folk, som hentede Guld i Ofir, Algummimtræ og Ædelsten; 11 og af Algummimtræet lod Kongen lave Rækværk til Herrens Hus og Kongens Palads, desuden Citre og Harper til Sangerne; og Mage dertil var ikke tidligere set i Judas Land. 12 Og Kong Salomo gav Dronningen af Saba alt, hvad hun ønskede og bad om, langt ud over hvad hun bragte til Kongen. Derpå vendte hun med sit Følge tilbage til sit Land.

13 Vægten af det Guld, som i eet År indførtes af Salomo, udgjorde 666 Guldtalenter, 14 deri ikke medregnet hvad der indkom i Afgift fra de undertvungne Folk og ved Købmændenes Handel og fra alle Arabiens Konger og Landets Statholdere, som bragte Salomo Guld og Sølv. 15 Kong Salomo lod hamre 200 Guldskjolde, hvert på 600 Sekel Guld, 16 og 300 mindre Guldskjolde, hvert på 300 Sekel Guld; dem lod Kongen henlægge i Libanonskovhuset. 17 Fremdeles lod Kongen lave en stor, Elfenbenstrone, overtrukket mned lutret Guld. 18 Tronen havde seks Trin, og på dens Ryg var der et Latn af Guld; på begge Sider af Sædet var der Arme, og ved Armene stod der to Løver; 19 tillige stod der tolv Løver på de seks Trin, seks på hver Side. Der er ikke lavet Mage til Trone i noget andet Rige. 20 Alle Kong Salomos Drikkekar var af Guld og alle Redskaber i Libanonskovhuset af fint Guld; Sølv regnedes ikke for noget i Kong Salomos Dage. 21 Kongen havde nemlig Skibe, det sejlede på Tarsis med Hurams Folk; og een Gang hverttredje År kom Tarsisskibene, ladet med Guld, Sølv, Elfenben, Aber og Påfugle.

22 Kong Salomo overgik alle Jordens Konger i Rigdom og Visdom. 23 Alle Jordens Konger søgte hen til Salomo for at høre den Visdom, Gud havde lagt i hans Hjerte; 24 og alle bragte de Gaver med: Sølv- og Guldsager, Klæder, Våben, Røgelse, Heste og Muldyr; således gik det År efter År. Salomo havde 4000 Spand Heste og Vogne og l2000 Ryttere; dem lagde han dels i Vognbyerne, dels hos sig i Jerusalem. 26 Han herskede over alle Konger fra Floden til Filisternes Land og Ægyptens Grænse. 27 Kongen bragte det dertil, at Sølv i Jerusalem var lige så almindeligt som Sten, og Cedertræ lige så almindeligt som Morbærfigentræ i Lavlandet. 28 Der indførtes Heste til Salomo fra Mizrajim og fra alle Lande. 29 Salomos øvrige Historie fra først til sidst findes optegnet i Profeten Natans Krønike, Siloniten Ahijas Profeti og Seeren Jedos Syn om Jeroboam, Nebats Søn. 30 Salomo herskede i Jerusalem over hele Israel i fyrretyve År. 31 Derpå lagde Salomo sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet i sin Fader Davids By. Og hans Søn Rehabeam blev Konge i hans Sted.

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2 Chronicles 9
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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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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[a]; no hubo nada tan oscuro que Salomón no pudiera explicárselo[b]. 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[c] la casa del Señor, se quedó sin aliento[d]. 5 Entonces dijo al rey: Era verdad lo que había oído en mi tierra acerca de tus palabras y de tu sabiduría. 6 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 de la grandeza de tu sabiduría. Tú superas todo lo que había oído. 7 Bienaventurados tus hombres, bienaventurados estos tus siervos que están delante de ti continuamente y oyen tu sabiduría. 8 Bendito sea el Señor tu Dios que se agradó en ti, poniéndote sobre su trono como rey para el Señor tu Dios(B); porque tu Dios amó a Israel afirmándolo para siempre, por lo cual te ha puesto por rey sobre ellos(C) para hacer derecho y justicia. 9 Entonces ella dio al rey ciento veinte talentos[f] 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[g] 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[h], más[i] de lo que había traído al rey. Después ella se volvió y regresó a su tierra con[j] sus siervos.

Riqueza y sabiduría de Salomón

13 (E)El peso del oro que llegaba a Salomón en un solo año era de seiscientos sesenta y seis talentos 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 Y el rey Salomón hizo doscientos escudos grandes de oro batido, usando[k] seiscientos siclos[l] de oro batido en cada escudo. 16 También hizo trescientos escudos de oro batido, usando trescientos siclos de oro en cada escudo; y el rey los puso 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[m] a cada lado[n] del asiento, y dos leones de pie junto a los brazos[o]. 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[p] en los días de Salomón, 21 porque el rey tenía naves que iban a Tarsis(G) con los siervos de Hiram[q], 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[r] 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 cuatro mil establos para los caballos y carros y doce mil 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 Eufrates[s] 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[t](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 silonita, en las visiones del vidente Iddo[u] acerca de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat? 30 Y reinó Salomón en Jerusalén sobre todo Israel(P) cuarenta años. 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. 2 Crónicas 9:2 Lit., le declaró todas sus palabras
  2. 2 Crónicas 9:2 Lit., no le declarara
  3. 2 Crónicas 9:4 O, y su holocausto que ofrecía en
  4. 2 Crónicas 9:4 Lit., no hubo más espíritu en ella
  5. 2 Crónicas 9:6 Lit., sus palabras
  6. 2 Crónicas 9:9 Un talento equivale aprox. a 34 kg.
  7. 2 Crónicas 9:10 O, Huram
  8. 2 Crónicas 9:12 Lit., Sabá, todo su deseo que ella pidió
  9. 2 Crónicas 9:12 Lit., además
  10. 2 Crónicas 9:12 Lit., ella y
  11. 2 Crónicas 9:15 O, haciendo resaltar; lit., haciendo subir, y así en el vers. 16
  12. 2 Crónicas 9:15 Un siclo equivale aprox. a 11.4 gramos
  13. 2 Crónicas 9:18 Lit., manos
  14. 2 Crónicas 9:18 Lit., de este lado y de este en el lugar
  15. 2 Crónicas 9:18 Lit., manos
  16. 2 Crónicas 9:20 Lit., nada
  17. 2 Crónicas 9:21 O, Huram
  18. 2 Crónicas 9:23 Lit., la presencia de
  19. 2 Crónicas 9:26 Lit., río
  20. 2 Crónicas 9:27 Heb., Sefela
  21. 2 Crónicas 9:29 Heb., Yedá
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