Solomon & The Temple

And Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon the lower,

and Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land;

and all the cities of stores that king Solomon hath, and the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and the desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

The whole of the people that is left of the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who are not of the sons of Israel--

their sons who are left behind them in the land, whom the sons of Israel have not been able to devote--he hath even lifted up on them a tribute of service unto this day.

And out of the sons of Israel Solomon hath not appointed a servant, for they are the men of war, and his servants, and his heads, and his captains, and the heads of his chariots, and his horsemen.

These are the heads of the officers who are over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.

Only, the daughter of Pharaoh went up out of the city of David unto her house that Solomon built for her; then he built Millo.

And Solomon caused to ascend, three times in a year, burnt-offerings and peace-offerings on the altar that he built to Jehovah, and he perfumed it with that which is before Jehovah, and finished the house.

And a navy hath king Solomon made in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom.

And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,

and they come in to Ophir and take thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring it in unto king Solomon.

And the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, and cometh to try him with enigmas,

and she cometh to Jerusalem, with a very great company, camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stone, and she cometh unto Solomon, and speaketh unto him all that hath been with her heart.

And Solomon declareth to her all her matters--there hath not been a thing hid from the king that he hath not declared to her.

And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built,

and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their clothing, and his butlers, and his burnt-offering that he causeth to ascend in the house of Jehovah, and there hath not been in her any more spirit.

And she saith unto the king, `True hath been the word that I heard in my land, concerning thy matters and thy wisdom;

and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me--the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard.

O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants--these--who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.

And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices very many, and precious stone; there came not like that spice any more for abundance that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone;

and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen such unto this day.

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.