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Bible Verses About Solomon: The splendor of his court

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Verses on The splendor of his court

  1. 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.

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

  3. 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.

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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. And the queen of Sheba seeth the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he hath built,

  8. and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their clothing, and his stewards, and their clothing, an his burnt-offering that he offered up in the house of Jehovah, and there hath not been any more spirit in her.

  9. And she saith unto the king, `True is the word that I heard in my land concerning thy matters and concerning thy wisdom,

  10. and I have given no credence to their words, till that I have come, and mine eyes see, and lo, there hath not been declared to me the half of the abundance of thy wisdom--thou hast added unto the report that I heard.

  11. `O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants--these--who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.

  12. Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.'

  13. And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.

  14. and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

  15. `Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;