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Sheba

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Verses Mentioning Sheba

  1. For their inheritance they had Be'er-Sheva, Sheva, Moladah,

  2. When the queen of Sh'va heard what was being said about Shlomo because of the name of ADONAI, she came to test him with difficult questions.

  3. After the queen of Sh'va had seen all Shlomo's wisdom, the palace he had built,

  4. Then she gave the king four tons of gold, a huge amount of spices, and precious stones; never again did there arrive such an abundance of spices as those the queen of Sh'va gave to King Shlomo.

  5. King Shlomo gave the queen of Sh'va everything she wanted, whatever she asked, in addition to the presents he gave her on his own initiative. After this, she returned and went back to her own country, she and her servants.

  6. When the queen of Sh'va heard what was being said about Shlomo, she came to test him with difficult questions in Yerushalayim, accompanied by a very great retinue, including camels bearing spices and gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she appeared before Shlomo, she spoke with him about everything on her heart;

  7. After the queen of Sh'va had seen Shlomo's wisdom, the palace he had built,

  8. Then she gave the king four tons of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there had never been spices like those the queen of Sh'va gave to King Shlomo.

  9. King Shlomo gave the queen of Sh'va everything she wanted, whatever she asked, more than what she had brought to the king. After this, she returned and went back to her own country, she and her servants.

  10. The caravans from Tema look for them, the travelers from Sh'va hope to find them;

  11. The kings of Tarshish and the coasts will pay him tribute; the kings of Sh'va and S'va will offer gifts.

  12. May [the king] live long! May they give him gold from the land of Sh'va! May they pray for him continually; yes, bless him all day long.

  13. Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels from Midyan and 'Eifah, all of them coming from Sh'va, bringing gold and frankincense, and proclaiming the praises of ADONAI.

  14. What do I care about incense from Sh'va or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are unacceptable, your sacrifices don't please me."

  15. The traders of Sh'va and Ra'mah exchanged the best quality spices, all kinds of precious stones and gold for your goods.

  16. The merchants of Haran, Kaneh and 'Eden, who traded also with Sh'va, Ashur and Kilmad,

  17. Sh'va, D'dan and all the leading merchants of Tarshish will ask you, "Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hordes to loot; to carry off silver, gold, livestock and other wealth; to take much plunder?"'