1 Kings 10 Parallel Bible

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	SEP Brenton Septuagint Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.	Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.	When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the LORD, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.
2	And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train; and there came camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and she came in to Solomon, and told him all that was in her heart.	She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.	Arriving at Jerusalem 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 that she had on her mind.
3	And Solomon answered all her questions: and there was not a question overlooked by the king which he did not answer her.	And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king that he could not explain to her.	Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
4	And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,	And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,	When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built,
5	and the provision of Solomon and the sitting of his attendants, and the standing of his servants, and his raiment, and his cup-bearers, and his whole-burnt-offering which he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was utterly amazed.	the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the LORD, there was no more breath in her.	the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed.
6	And she said to king Solomon, It was a true report which I heard in my land of thy words and thy wisdom.	And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom,	She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.
7	But I believed not them that told me, until I came and my eyes saw: and, behold, the words as they reported to me are not the half: thou hast exceeded in goodness all the report which I heard in my land.	but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard.	But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.
8	Blessed are thy wives, blessed are these thy servants who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.	Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!	How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
9	Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has taken pleasure in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel to establish him for ever; and he has made thee king over them, to execute judgment with justice, and in their causes.	Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD loved Israel forever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”	Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”
10	And she gave to Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and very many spices, and precious stones: there had not come any other spices so abundant as those which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.	Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices and precious stones. Never again came such an abundance of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.	And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11	And the ship of Chiram which brought the gold from Suphir, brought very much hewn timber and precious stones.	Moreover, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir a very great amount of almug wood and precious stones.	(Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir; and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood and precious stones.
12	And the king made the hewn timber into buttresses of the house of the Lord and the king's house, and lyres and harps for singers: such hewn timber had not come upon the earth, nor have been seen anywhere until this day.	And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the LORD and for the king’s house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day.	The king used the almugwood to make supports for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.)
13	And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, whatsoever she asked, besides all that he had given her by the hand of king Solomon: and she returned, and came into her own land, she and her servants.	And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.	King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
14	And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.	Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,	The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,
15	Besides the tributes of them that were subjects, both merchants and all the kings of the country beyond the river , and of the princess of the land.	besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land.	not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.
16	And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.	King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.	King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
17	And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.	And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.	He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
18	And the king made a great ivory throne, and gilded it with pure gold.	The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with the finest gold.	Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.
19	The throne had six steps, and calves in bold relief to the throne behind it, and side-pieces on either hand of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the side-pieces,	The throne had six steps, and the throne had a round top, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests,	The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.
20	and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on either side: it was not so done in any other kingdom.	while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.	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.
21	And all the vessels made by Solomon were of gold, and the lavers were golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.	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; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon.	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 days.
22	For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea with the ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of Tharsis, laden with gold and silver, and wrought stones, and hewn stones.	For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.	The king had a fleet of trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.
23	And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.	Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.	King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
24	And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which the Lord had put into his heart.	And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.	The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
25	And they brought every one their gifts, vessels of gold, and raiment, and stacte, and spices, and horses, and mules, a rate year by year.	Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.	Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
26	And Solomon had four thousand mares for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he put them in the cities of his chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem: and he ruled over all the kings from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.	And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.	Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
27	And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as the sycamores in the plain for multitude.	And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.	The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
28	And the goings forth of Solomon's horsemen was also out of Egypt, and the king's merchants were of Thecue; and they received them out of Thecue at a price.	And Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders received them from Kue at a price.	Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue —the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.
29	And that which proceeded out of Egypt went up thus, even a chariot for a hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for fifty shekels of silver: and thus for all the kings of the Chettians, and the kings of Syria, they came out by sea.	A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king’s traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.	They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.
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