The queen afSIu’?1a, 2 CHRONICLES, IX. The throne af ivory. Sommer
titre the priests, asthe duty ofcveryt B. C. 992. rwhieh delighted in thee to set thee , Tnrshish
day required: the porters vt also by, ——~—- mr tris throne, tu bc king tor the , ram; eve
their courses at every gate: tor su, 7 wh 9 ,7 Lone thy God; because thy God · the shipsr
ilhad David the man of God cern- l 5,,; I' ‘ luved Israel, to estaltlislt them for l and si1ve·
manded. " ' ' ever, tlrerefere made he thee king i pearcocks.
15 And they departed trotfrotn the “ WM Um over tlreni, to do judgntente and ‘ t 22 And n
eunmrandnrent of the king unto the ‘”"""’"*d‘ justice. i the kings
priests and Levites concerning airy $”"’.;f, 9 Andfshe gave the king an hun- l wisdonr.
matter.orooncerning thc treasures. _m:;'01"° dredznrd twenty talents ofgohl,and ` 23 1[ Ari
lli Now all the work of Solomon Gm f ut` spiees great. abundance, and pre- earth sour
was prepared unto the day of the __ ' cions stones: neitherg was there mon, to lr
ioundat ion uf the house of the 0 ll\¤·9·7·6,27· any sttch spice as the queen of had put n
Iéotua, and untilfithwai tintshed. { P rjiarhy élifba gitve king Solonrtan. 1_ H 12t And t
0 t te rouse 0 t e 01tD was tJe.z.s. l 1 Ant the servants a so o tt- iis iresc:
perfected. ` 2l{i.l»;.22. ram, and the servants of Solomon, , vexhls nt
17 1I Then 0 went Solomon to h 9 ,0 ,3 whrchlr brought gold front Ophir, 1 ness, and
Eziorrglgebcrxarril ttHEl_u;la,p at thel qc ' ‘ * ' brought i ulgurn trees and precious 1 at rate ye;
sea-si e in t re am ti it ern. T EC_3_g_ stories, 25 Hi Anr
18 And q Iluranr sent hitn hy the l ll Andthc king made ofthcalgtttu t sand stall
hands oflris servants ships,and ser- (FHA?. 9.) trees ·* terraces to the house uftht: I and twel
vants that had knowledge of the· ami ,0 I kc L0t'tD,and tettrc krng's palaoc,2t.ttd ‘ wltonr he
sea; and they went with the ser-. H,} 13 fp harpsk and psalterres for singers: cities, nn;
vftntsot"‘§olvitfiorrtiu tyilririlarrrltuokl I,tr.IlTdl;-· gn? tlrorelwirre rrrtrrrle starch seen ’ salem.
t icnee our unit re an lift ta-t , e ore in t re atrd o uda t, ‘ 26 [Ant
tents of gold,r and brought L/rgin. lei lt l‘t‘·l5··l· 1 13 And king Solonren gave to the { krngl {nn
king Solomon. •'¤*·l-5· queenofshehrtallherdesire,what- ‘ the land t
T] C?.;}"¥`EltI IX. } I ir my 1,,,H,,., syievter me :rslr·i>tl,liesitl§: Halal which i’ the horde
rv quemt q Htruzm tnirrzl tlrcwis-i ` s re iran rrnug rt urrtot re ‘ing. Su 27 And
dont 0f Solomon. ta ward. she turned, and went away to het in Jerusrh
AND rt wlrcn the qucerr nf Shelta_ _ own land, she and her svrvatils. trees mat
lteard ofthe fartto of Solonron,i U or: "‘U'"¥'·g 131I New the weight of gold that trees that
she carrie to prove Solomon wrtlr` C [.5 3] 19 carrie to Solomon in one year Wil? 1 ahundanr·
hard qttwstiorrs at .Icrus;detn, with, ` ` ` six hundr‘t·d and threescore and six Lkl Andtl
alvcry great t·t»1rip:it{y,:iiYl carnolsl d]·,_·yg_tg,i5)_ taleggts o{ gtyld; } I I I horses on
t rat rare spices. ant got in abun-i i It Celt e [ml w tir t c ra trnon attr ands.
dance, and precious stones: ;rrrrll___,__\N__,_ tnerclrants brought, And all the! 2t)1I Xa
when she wars come to Solonron,i kings ot'Arabiu,arrd 5governot‘s of Sulonian,
she t·on1tnuuted with lriin ef all thntic lK;,3_gg_ the country lironght gold and stl- written r
wéariitalgzii lrenrt.l H l ul 1 t y,·_gi_g_ `vizrklo Toh¤;r_iorr.$ 1 1 I Illia lpropl
‘ I ni ..o onion or ter a » rcrr 5 , r nt rrnv Co omon nrar e wo o A ri`alr
questioitsgand there was nothing fV*·7Z·l0»l5· hundred targtrisnt of heaten gold: vision; rr
hid from Solernon which he tultll g Ec F, F six hundred s/ag/:z·Is of beaten gold Jerohnnn
ter nut. "` " twent to one target. ` llll And t
3 And when the queen of $heha` /tcIi.$.ts.   Iii Andthreolrnndred slrieldsmutlo salem or;
had soon the wisdom of Solonron,* , ,, lhr: ot` heaten gold; three huttttti; there wzrs no more H··¥· .tlu‘one, with a lootstool of sold, Nita
spirit in her. ll I,. Us ,9 `wlnvh av re rirstorrert to the tlrrontv,   atm,
5 Anrt she said to the king, it wnsi °' “" ' .att¤l "stayson oarlt sale of the Ml- all tsr·;rr·t
a true 2rtipoH. whivlr I lrenrtt in,°<;r._rap- ting-plave, and Lwti lions standing 2 Ami ii
urine own an 0l tune il aets r rrrnv. ,h · tl ·star.·: o ;
ofthy wisdom: Y mul", Ei, ,2 U 10 I il) dial tirietve lions stontl there h·riI)ii:]i;,_
6 l owheit I believed not. their   ` ` "ou the ont· stde and on tlttt **>l$ Cl And tl
was nnt tnld ine; _/br than exceed. t 7 shut up. tot' king Solonrorr rwrre nt guld._¤t1¤¤l No Jai-nt;
est the {ante that I heard. is nr ,h__m ,all the vessels ot` the hon~t: ut llltl and gmk
7 Happy are thy men, and happy, ,,f,_ ,,,, ltitrest of l.ehanou w¢‘t‘rY ttl Iltlllli »l 'l`hy ti
are thesethy servants, which standt _,,i,,,.,. in gold; ¤ none wary of silver; tl \\`i¤·* tins; mm,
continually heliire thee, and hear n,,.m_ not airy thing aeeotrrrtetl ut` tu lhs tr·trni,i].,,
thy wisdom, ldays ot` Solomon. tather, at
B Dlessedd be the Loan thy God, .-»—-l 21 For the lungs ships Wvttt l*’ put upon
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