1 Kings 10
1 The queen [who ruled the] Sheba [area] heard that Yahweh had caused Solomon to become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult [to answer].
and Queen (of Sheba) Sheba to hear: hear [obj] report Solomon to/for name LORD and to come (in): come to/for to test him in/on/with riddle
2 She came with a large group of wealthy/influential people, and she brought camels that were loaded with spices, and valuable gems, and a lot of gold. When she met Solomon, she asked him questions about all the topics/things in which she was interested.
and to come (in): come Jerusalem [to] in/on/with strength: rich heavy much camel to lift: bear spice and gold many much and stone precious and to come (in): come to(wards) Solomon and to speak: speak to(wards) him [obj] all which to be with heart her
3 Solomon answered all her questions. He explained everything that she asked about, even things that were very difficult.
and to tell to/for her Solomon [obj] all word: thing her not to be word: thing to conceal from [the] king which not to tell to/for her
4 The queen realized that Solomon was very wise. She saw his palace;
and to see: see Queen (of Sheba) Sheba [obj] all wisdom Solomon and [the] house: palace which to build
5 she saw the food that was served on his table [every day]; she saw where his officials lived (OR, how his officials were seated at the table), their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be offered. She was extremely amazed.
and food table his and seat servant/slave his and office (to minister him *Q(K)*) and garment their and cupbearer his and burnt offering his which to ascend: offer up house: temple LORD and not to be in/on/with her still spirit: breath
6 She said to King Solomon, “Everything that I heard in my own country about you and about how wise you are is true!
and to say to(wards) [the] king truth: true to be [the] word which to hear: hear in/on/with land: country/planet my upon word your and upon wisdom your
7 But I did not believe it was true until I came here and saw it myself. But really, what they told me is only half [of what they could have told me about you]. You are extremely wise and rich, more than what people told me.
and not be faithful to/for word till which to come (in): come and to see: see eye my and behold not to tell to/for me [the] half to add wisdom and good to(wards) [the] tidings which to hear: hear
8 Your wives are very fortunate! Your officials who are constantly standing in front of you and listening to the wise things that you say are also fortunate!
blessed human your blessed servant/slave your these [the] to stand: stand to/for face: before your continually [the] to hear: hear [obj] wisdom your
9 Praise Yahweh, your God, who has shown that he is pleased with you by causing you to become the king of Israel! God has always loved the Israeli people, and therefore he has appointed you to be their king, in order that you will rule them fairly and righteously.”
to be LORD God your to bless which to delight in in/on/with you to/for to give: put you upon throne Israel in/on/with to love: lover LORD [obj] Israel to/for forever: enduring and to set: make you to/for king to/for to make: do justice and righteousness
10 Then the queen gave to the king [the things that she had brought. She gave him] almost five tons of gold and a large amount of spices and valuable gems. Never again did King Solomon receive more spices than the queen gave him at that time.
and to give: give to/for king hundred and twenty talent gold and spice to multiply much and stone precious not to come (in): come like/as spice [the] he/she/it still to/for abundance which to give: give Queen (of Sheba) Sheba to/for king Solomon
11 In the ships that belonged to King Hiram, in which they had previously brought gold from Ophir, they also brought a large amount of juniper wood and gems/valuable stones.
and also fleet Hiram which to lift: bear gold from Ophir to come (in): bring from Ophir tree: wood almug to multiply much and stone precious
12 King Solomon told his workers to use that wood to make railings/supports in the temple of Yahweh and in the king’s palace and also to make harps and lyres for the (musicians/men who played musical instruments). That wood was the largest amount of (OR, the finest) wood that had ever been seen [in Israel]. And no one since then has ever seen so much wood of that kind.
and to make [the] king [obj] tree: wood [the] almug support to/for house: temple LORD and to/for house: palace [the] king and lyre and harp to/for to sing not to come (in): come so tree: wood almug and not to see: see till [the] day: today [the] this
13 King Solomon gave to the queen from Sheba everything that she wanted. He gave her those gifts in addition to the gifts that he always gave [to other rulers who visited him]. Then she and the people who came with her returned to her own land.
and [the] king Solomon to give: give to/for Queen (of Sheba) Sheba [obj] all pleasure her which to ask from to/for alone: besides which to give: give to/for her like/as hand: power [the] king Solomon and to turn and to go: went to/for land: country/planet her he/she/it and servant/slave her
14 Each year there was brought to Solomon a total of 25 tons of gold.
and to be weight [the] gold which to come (in): come to/for Solomon in/on/with year one six hundred sixty and six talent gold
15 That was in addition to [the taxes] paid to him by the merchants and traders, and the annual taxes paid by the kings of Arabia and by the governors of [the regions in] Israel.
to/for alone from human [the] to spy and merchandise [the] to trade and all king [the] Arabia and governor [the] land: country/planet
16 King Solomon’s workers [took this] gold and hammered it into thin sheets and covered 200 large shields with those thin sheets of gold; they put (almost 15 pounds/more than 6 kg.) of gold on each shield.
and to make [the] king Solomon hundred shield gold beaten six hundred gold to ascend: rise upon [the] shield [the] one
17 His workers made 300 smaller shields. They covered each of them with (almost 4 pounds/1.5 kg.) of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
and three hundred shield gold beaten three mina gold to ascend: rise upon [the] shield [the] one and to give: put them [the] king House (of the Forests of Lebanon) (House of) the Forest [the] (House of the Forest of) Lebanon
18 His workers also made for him a large throne. [Part of it was] covered with (ivory [decorations made from)] tusks of elephants and [part of it was covered] with very fine gold.
and to make [the] king throne tooth: ivory great: large and to overlay him gold be refined
19 There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a statue of a lion on both sides of each step. So altogether there were twelve statues of lions. The back of the throne was rounded at the top. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a small statue of a lion. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.
six step to/for throne and head: top round to/for throne from after him and hand from this and from this to(wards) place [the] seat and two lion to stand: stand beside [the] hand
and two ten lion to stand: stand there upon six [the] step from this and from this not to make so to/for all kingdom
21 All of Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the various dishes in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were made of gold. They did not make things from silver, because during the years that Solomon [ruled], silver was not considered to be valuable.
and all article/utensil irrigation [the] king Solomon gold and all article/utensil House (of the Forests of Lebanon) (House of) the Forest [the] (House of the Forest of) Lebanon gold to shut nothing silver: money not to devise: count in/on/with day Solomon to/for anything
22 The king had a (fleet/large number) of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned [from the places to which they had sailed], bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).
for fleet Tarshish to/for king in/on/with sea with fleet Hiram one to/for three year to come (in): come fleet Tarshish to lift: bear gold and silver: money ivory and ape and peacock
23 King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king.
and to magnify [the] king Solomon from all king [the] land: country/planet to/for riches and to/for wisdom
24 People from all over the world wanted to come and listen to the wise things that Solomon said, things that God had put into his mind.
and all [the] land: country/planet to seek [obj] face Solomon to/for to hear: hear [obj] wisdom his which to give: put God in/on/with heart his
25 All the people who came to him brought presents: They brought things made from silver or gold, or robes, or weapons (OR, myrrh), or spices, or horses, or mules. The people continued to do this every year.
and they(masc.) to come (in): bring man: anyone offering: gift his article/utensil silver: money and article/utensil gold and garment and weapon and spice horse and mule word: thing year in/on/with year
26 Solomon acquired 1,400 chariots and 12,000 men who rode [on the horses] (OR, [in the chariots]). Solomon put some of them in Jerusalem and some of them in other cities where he kept his chariots.
and to gather Solomon chariot and horseman and to be to/for him thousand and four hundred chariot and two ten thousand horseman and to lead them in/on/with city [the] chariot and with [the] king in/on/with Jerusalem
27 During the years that Solomon was king, silver became as common in Jerusalem as stones; and [lumber from] cedar trees in the foothills of Judah was as plentiful as [lumber from] fig trees.
and to give: make [the] king [obj] [the] silver: money in/on/with Jerusalem like/as stone and [obj] [the] cedar to give: make like/as sycamore which in/on/with Shephelah to/for abundance
28 Solomon’s agents bought horses and supervised the men who brought them into Israel from the areas of Musri and Cilicia [that were famous for breeding horses].
and exit [the] horse which to/for Solomon from Egypt and from Kue to trade [the] king to take: recieve from Kue in/on/with price
29 In Musri they bought chariots and horses; they paid 600 pieces of silver for each chariot and 150 pieces of silver for each horse. They brought them to Israel. Then they sold many of them to the kings of the Heth people-group and the kings of Syria.
and to ascend: establish and to come out: send chariot from Egypt in/on/with six hundred silver: money and horse in/on/with fifty and hundred and so to/for all king [the] Hittite and to/for king Syria in/on/with hand: by their to come out: send
