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Sheba

17 verses

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Verses Mentioning Sheba

  1. They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

  2. When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s name, she came to prove him with hard questions.

  3. When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

  4. She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

  5. King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

  6. When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bore spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.

  7. When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

  8. She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

  9. King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

  10. The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.

  11. The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

  12. They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.

  13. The multitude of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of the LORD.

  14. To what purpose comes there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.”

  15. The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were your traffickers; they traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

  16. Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traffickers.

  17. Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, shall tell you, Have you come to take the plunder? have you assembled your company to take the prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?