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1 Kings 10
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
Καὶ βασίλισσα Σαβὰ ἤκουσεν τὸ ὄνομα Σαλωμὼν καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου καὶ ἦλθεν πειράσαι αὐτὸν ἐν αἰνίγμασιν.
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
καὶ ἦλθεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐν δυνάμει βαρείᾳ σφόδρα· καὶ κάμηλοι αἴρουσαι ἡδύσματα καὶ χρυςὸν πολὺν σφόδρα καὶ λίθον τίμιον· καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς Σαλωμὼν καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ πάντα ὅσα ἦν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς.
She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῇ σαλωμῶν πάντας τοῦς λόγους αὐτῆς· οὐκ ἦν λόγος παρεωραμένος παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως ὃν οὐκ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῇ.
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.
καὶ εἶδεν βασίλισσα Σαβὰ πᾶσαν φρόνησιν Σαλωμών, καὶ τὸν οἶκον ὂν ῲκοδόμησεν,
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
καὶ τὰ βρώματα Σαλωμὼν καὶ τὴν καθέδραν παίδων αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν στάσιν λειτουργῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν ἱματισμὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς οἰνοχόυς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν αὐτοῦ ἣν ἀνέεφερεν ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐξ ἐαυτῆς ἐγένετο.
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Σαλωμών Ἀλλθινὸς ὁ λόγος ὃν ἥκουσα ἐν τῇ γῇ μου
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
πεερὶ τοῦ λόγου σου καὶ περὶ τῆς φρονήσεώς σου· καὶ οὐκ ἐπίστευσα τοῖς λαλοῦσίν μοι, ἔως ὄτου παρεγενόμην καὶ ἐωράκασιν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐκ εἰσὶν τὸ ἥμισυ καθὼς ἀπήγγειλάν μοι, προστέθεικας ἀγαθὰ πρὸς αὐτὰ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τῆν ἀκοὴν ἣν ἤκουσα ἐν τῇ γῇ μου.
But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
μακάριαι αἱ γυναῖκές σου, μακάριοι οἱ παῖδές σου οὖτοι οἱ παρεστηκότες ἐνώπιόν σου δἰ ὄλου, οἱ καὸύοντες πᾶσαν τᾶσαν τὴν φρόνησίν σου.
How blessed are your men (note: LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate your wives)! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
γένοιτο Κύριος ὁ θεός σου εὐλογημένος ὃς ἠθέλησεν ἐν σοὶ δοῦναί σε ἐπὶ θρόνου Ἰσραήλ, διὰ τὸ ἀγαπᾷν Κύριον τὸν Ἰσραὴλ στῆσαι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ ἔθετό σε βασιλέα ἐπ’αὐτοὺς τοῦ ποιεῖν κρίμα ἐν δικαιοςύνῃ καὶ ἐν κρίμασιν αὐτῶν.
Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
καὶ ἔδωκεν τῷ Σαλωμὼν ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι τάλαντα χρυςίου καὶ ἡδύσματα πολλὰ σφόδρα καὶ λίθον τίμιον· οὐκ ἐληλύθει κατὰ τὰ ἡδύσματα ἐκεῖνα ἔτι εἰς πλῆθος ἃ ἔδωκεν βαςίλισσα Σαβὰ τῷ βασιλεῖ Σαλωμών.
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold (note: 120 talents is approximately 4.52 tons or 4.1 metric tons of gold.), a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
καὶ ἡ ναῦς Χειρὰμ ἦν αἴρουσα τὸ χρυςίον ἐκ Σουφείρ· ἤνεγκεν ξύλα πελεκητὰ πολλὰ σφόδρα καὶ λίθον τίμιον.
(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug (note: Almug is probably a variant of algum; also in verse 12; see 2 Chronicles 2:8.) wood and precious stones.
καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰ ξύλα τὰ πελεκητὰ ὑποστηρίγματα οἴκου Κυρίου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ νάβλας καὶ κινὑρας τοῖς ᾠδοῖς· οὐκ ἐληλύθει τοιαῦτα ξύλα πελεκητὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, οὐδὲ ὤφθηςάν που ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.
The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)
καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν ἔδωκεν τῇ βασιλίσςῃ Σαβὰ πάντα ὅσα ἠθέλησεν, ὅσα ᾐτήσατο, ἐκτὸς πάντων ὦν δεδώκει αὐτῇ διὰ χειρὸς τοῦ βασιλέως Σαλωμών· καὶ ἀπεστράφη, καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτῆς, αὐτὴ καὶ πάντες οἱ παῖδες αὐτῆς.
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
Καὶ ἦν ὁ σταθμὸς τοῦ χρυςίου τοῦ ἐληλυθότος τῷ Σαλωμὼν ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἑνὶ ἑξακόσια καὶ ἑξήκοντα ἓξ τάλαντα χρυςίου,
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
χωρὶς τῶν φόρων τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων τῶν ἐμπόρων καὶ πάντων τῶν βασιλέων τοῦ πέραν καὶ τῶν σατραπῶν τῆς γῆς.
not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
καὶ ἐποίησεν Σαλωμὼν τριακόσια δόρατα χρυςᾶ ἐλατά· τριακόσιοι χρυσοῖ ἐπῆσαν ἐπὶ τὸ δόρυ τὸ ἕν·
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold (note: 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of gold.) went into each shield.
καὶ τριακόσια ὅπλα χρυςᾶ ἐλατά· καὶ τρεῖς μναῖ ἐνῆσαν Χρυσοῦ εἰς τὸ ὅπλον τὸ ἕν· καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὰ εἰς οἶκον δρυμοῦ τοῦ Λιβάνου.
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold (note: 3 minas is approximately 3.77 pounds or 1.71 kilograms of gold; possibly a reference to double minas, that is, approximately 7.54 pounds or 3.42 kilograms.) went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς θρόνον ἐλεφάντινον μέγαν, καὶ περιεχρύσνσεν αὐτὸν χρυςίῳ δοκίμῳ.
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
ἓξ ἀναβαθμοὶ τῷ θρόνῳ, καὶ προτομαὶ μόσχων τῷ θρόνῳ ἐκ τῶν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου τῆς καθέδρας, καὶ δύο λέ ουτες ἑστηκότες παρὰ τὰς χεῖρας,
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
καὶ δώδεκα λέοντες ἑστῶτες ἐπὶ τῶν ἓξ ἀναβαθμῶν ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν· οὐ γέγονεν οὕτως πάσῃ βασιλείᾳ.
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ Σαλωμὼν γεγονότα χρυςᾶ, καὶ λουτῆρες χρυσοῖ, πάντα τὰ σκεύη δρυμοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Αιβάνου χρυςίῳ συνκεκλεισμένα· οὐκ ἦν ἀργύριον, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν λογιζόμενον ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Σαλωμών.
All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
ὅτι ναῦς Θαρσεὶς τῷ βασιλεῖ ἐν τῇ θαλάσςῃ μετὰ τῶν νηῶν Χειράμ· μία διὰ τριῶν ἐτῶν ἤρχετο τῷ βασιλεῖ βαῦς ἐκ Θαρσεὶς χρυςίου καὶ ἀργυρίου καὶ λίθων τορευτῶν καὶ πελεκητῶν.
For the king had the ships of Tarshish (note: Or a fleet of trading ships; twice in this verse) at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks (note: Or baboons).
αὕτη ἦν ἡ πραγματεία τῆς προνομῆς ἧς ἀνήνεγκεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου καὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τὸ τεῖχος Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ τὴν ἄκραν, τοῦ περιφράξαι τὸν φραγμὸν τῆς πόλεως Δαυείδ, καὶ τὴν Ἀσσοὺρ καὶ τὴν Μαδιὰν καὶ τὴν Γάζερ (17β-19) καὶ τὴν Βαιθωρὰμ τὴν ἀνωτέρω καὶ τὴν Ἰεθερμάθ, καὶ πάσας τὰς πόλεις τῶν ἁρμάτων καὶ πάσας τὰς πόλεις τῶν ἱππέων·
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
καὶ τὴν πραγματείαν Σαλωμὼν ἥν ἐπραγματεύσατο οἰκοδομῆσαι ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ τοῦ Χετταίου καὶ τοῦ Ἀμορραίου καὶ τοῦ Φερεζαίου καὶ τοῦ Χαναναίου καὶ τοῦ Εὑαίου καὶ τοῦ Ἰεβουσαίου καὶ τοῦ Γεργεσαίου, τῶν μὴ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰδραὴλ ὄντων, (21) τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν τὰ ὑπολελιμμένα μετ’ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ γῇ οὕς οὐκ ἐδύναντο οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐξολεθρεῦσαι αὐτούς, καὶ ἀνήγαγεν αὐτοὺς Σαλωμὼν εἰς φόρον ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.
The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ ἔδωκε Σαλωμὼν πρᾶγμα, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἦσαν ἄνδρες οἱ πολεμισταὶ καὶ παῖδες αὐτοῦ καὶ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἁρμάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἱππεῖς αὐτοῦ.
Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθη Σαλωμὼν ὑπὲρ πάντας τοὺς βασιλεῖς πλούτῳ καὶ φρονήσει.
Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses (note: Or horsemen or charioteers), which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
καὶ πάντες βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς ἐζήτουν τὸ πρόσωπον Σαλωμὼν τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φρονήσεως αὐτοῦ ἧς ἔδωκεν Κύριος τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills (note: Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea).
καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔφερον ἕκαστος τὰ δῶρα αὐτοῦ, σκεύη χρυςᾶ καὶ ἑματισμόν, στακτὴν καὶ ἡθύσματα καὶ ἵππους καὶ ἡμιόνους τὸ κατ’ ἐνιαυτὸν ἐνιαυτῷ.
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue (note: Probably an area in Cilicia, a province in the southeast of Asia Minor); the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
καὶ ἦσαν τῷ Σαλωμὼν τέσσαρες χιλιάδες θήλειαι ἴπποι εἰς ἅρματα καὶ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἱππέων, καὶ ἔθετο αὐτὰς ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι τῶν ἁρμάτων καὶ μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ.
A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver (note: 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of silver.), and a horse for a hundred and fifty (note: 150 shekels is approximately 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms of silver.). Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
καὶ ἦν ἡγούμενος πάντων τῶν βασιλέων ἀπὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ ἕως γῆς ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἕως ὁρίων Αἰγύπτου.
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καὶ ἔδωκεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸ χρυσίον καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ ὡς λίθους, καὶ τὰς κέδρους ἔδωκεν ὡς συκαμίονυς τὰς ἐν ῇ πεδινῇ εἰς πλῆθος.
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καὶ ἡ ἔξοδος Σαλωμὼν τῶν ἱππέων καὶ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐκ Θεκοῦε ἔμποροι τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἐλάμβανεν ἐκ Θεκοῦε ἐν ἀλλάγματι.
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καὶ ἀνέβαινεν ἡ ἔξοδος ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἅρμα ἀντὶ ἑκατὸν ἀργυρίου, καὶ ἵππος ἀντὶ πεντήκοντα ἀργυρίου. καὶ οὔτω τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν πᾶσιν Χεττιεὶν καὶ βασιλεῦσιν Συρίας κατὰ θάλασσαν ἐξεπορεύοντο.
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