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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And when the queene of Saba hearde of the fame of Solomon, she came to proue him in hard questions at Hierusalem, with a verie great companie, with camels that bare spices, and plentie of golde, and precious stones: And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that she had in her heart.	Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and 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.	When the queen of Sheba 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	And Solomon soyled her all her questions: and there was not one word hyd from Solomon, which he tolde her not.	And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her.	Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.
3	And when the queene of Saba had seene the wisdome of Solomon, and the house that he had buylt,	And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,	When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, as well as the palace he had built,
4	And the meate of his table, the sitting of his seruauntes, and the standing of his wayters, their apparell, his butlars, their apparell, his goyng vp by the whiche he went into the house of Lord: there was no more spirite in her.	the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, his cupbearers, and their clothing, 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, the cupbearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed.
5	And she sayde to the king: The saying which I hearde in myne owne lande of thyne actes and of thy wisdome, is true.	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.
6	I beleued not the wordes of them, vntill I came and myne eyes had seene it: And beholde, the one halfe of thy wysdome was not tolde me: for thou exceedest the same that I hearde.	but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard.	But I did not believe what they said until I came 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	Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes which stand before thee alway, and heare thy wysdome.	Happy are your wives! Happy are these 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!
8	Blessed be the Lorde thy God, whiche had lust to thee, to set thee king on his seate, that thou mightest be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loueth Israel and hath delyte to make them continue euer, therefore made he thee king ouer them, to do right and equitie.	Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”	Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne 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 over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”
9	And she gaue the king an hundred and twentie talentes of golde, and of spices exceeding great aboundaunce, and precious stones: neither was ther any more such spyce as the queene of Saba gaue king Solomon.	Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.	Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10	And the seruauntes of Hiram and the seruauntes of Solomon which brought gold from Ophir, brought also Algume wood and precious stones.	Moreover, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones.	(The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon brought gold from Ophir; they also brought algumwood and precious stones.
11	And the king made of the Algume wood stayres in the house of the Lorde and in the kinges palace, & harpes, and psalteries for singers: And there was none such wood seene before in the land of Iuda.	And the king made from the algum wood supports for the house of the LORD and for the king’s house, lyres also and harps for the singers. There never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah.	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	And king Solomon gaue to the queene of Saba euery pleasant thing that she asked, besides that which she had brought vnto the king: And so she turned and went away to her owne lande with her seruauntes.	And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what she had brought to the king. 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; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
13	The waight of golde that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred threescore and sixe talentes of golde:	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,
14	Besides that which chapmen & marchauntes brought: and all the kinges of Arabia and rulers of that countrey brought golde and siluer to Solomon.	besides that which the explorers and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon.	not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the territories brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15	And king Solomon made two hundred tarkets of beaten golde: and sixe hundred sicles of beaten golde were spet vpon one target.	King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.	King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
16	And three hundred shieldes made he of beaten golde, & one shielde cost three hundred peeces of golde: and the king put them in the house that was in the forest of Libanon.	And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; 300 shekels 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 hundred shekels of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
17	And the king made a great seate of yuory, & ouerlayde it with pure golde.	The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.	Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.
18	And there were sixe steps to the seate, with a footestoole of golde fastened to the seate: and pommels on eche syde of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the pommels.	The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold, which were attached to the throne, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests,	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	And twelue lions stoode on the one side and on the other vpon the sixe steppes: so that there was no such worke made in any kingdome.	while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. Nothing like it was ever made for 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.
20	And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of golde, and al the vessels of the house that was in the forest of Libanon were of precious golde: for siluer was counted nothing worth in the dayes 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. 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 day.
21	For the kinges shippes went to Tharsis with the seruauntes of Hiram, euery three yeres once came the shippes to Tharsis, and brought golde, siluer, yuorie, and apes, and pecockes.	For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.	The king had a fleet of trading ships manned by Hiram’s servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.
22	And king Solomon passed all the kinges of the earth, in richesse & wysedome.	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.
23	And all the kinges of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to heare his wysedome that God had put in his heart.	And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.	All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
24	And they brought euery man his present, vessels of siuer, & vessels of golde, rayment, harnesse, spises, horses, and mules, and whatsoeuer might be gotten yere by yere.	Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of 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, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
25	And Solomon had foure thousand stalles for horses, and charrettes, and twelue thousand horsemen: whom he bestowed in the charet cities, and some were with the king at Hierusalem.	And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.	Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
26	And he raigned ouer all the kinges that were from Euphrates, vnto the lande of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.	And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.	He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
27	And the king made siluer in Hierusalem as plenteous as stones, and Cedar trees as plenteous as ye Mulberie trees that growe in the valleys:	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 they brought vnto Solomon horses, out of Egypt, and out of all landes.	And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.	Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all other countries.
29	The rest of the actes of king Solomon first and last, are they not written in the sayings of Nathan the prophete, and in the prophecie of Ahiah the Silonite, and in the visions of Iddo the sear of visions against Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat?	Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?	As for the other events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
30	And Solomon raigned in Hierusalem vpon all Israel fouretie yeres.	Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.	Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
31	And Solomon slept with his fathers: and they buried him in the citie of Dauid his father, & Rehoboam his sonne raigned in his steade.	And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.	Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
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