Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 9:1 (show verse)
Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to Jerusalem to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions; and with her came a very great train, and camels weighted down with spices, and great stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.
2 Chronicles 9:2 (show verse)
And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which he did not make clear to her.
2 Chronicles 9:3 (show verse)
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,
2 Chronicles 9:4 (show verse)
And the food at his table, and all his servants seated there, and those who were waiting on him in their places, and their robes, and his wine-servants and their robes, and the burned offerings which he made in the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.
2 Chronicles 9:5 (show verse)
And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.
2 Chronicles 9:6 (show verse)
But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and truly, word was not given me of half your great wisdom; you are much greater than they said.
2 Chronicles 9:7 (show verse)
Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
2 Chronicles 9:8 (show verse)
Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.
2 Chronicles 9:9 (show verse)
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never had such spices been seen as the queen of Sheba gave to Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:10 (show verse)
And the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, in addition to gold from Ophir, came back with sandal-wood and jewels.
Algum » Also called almug, trees of ophir and lebanon
Hiram » Or huram, king of tyre
Ophir » Products of » used by » Solomon
Precious stones » Brought from ophir
Sheba » Queen of, visits solomon
Solomon » Is visited by the queen of sheba
Stones » Precious » Exported from sheba
Trees » Varieties » Almug or algum
Hiram » Or huram, king of tyre
Ophir » Products of » used by » Solomon
Precious stones » Brought from ophir
Sheba » Queen of, visits solomon
Solomon » Is visited by the queen of sheba
Stones » Precious » Exported from sheba
Trees » Varieties » Almug or algum
2 Chronicles 9:11 (show verse)
And with the sandal-wood the king made steps for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, and instruments of music for the makers of melody; never before had such been seen in the land of Judah.
Algum » Also called almug, trees of ophir and lebanon
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Psalteries
Kings » Dwelt in royal palaces
Music » Names of » Psalteries
Music » Instruments of » Made by solomon
Musical instruments » Names of » Psalteries
Palaces » Of kings » Surrounded with terraces
Sheba » Queen of, visits solomon
Solomon » Musicians and musical instruments of his court
Solomon » Is visited by the queen of sheba
Trees » Varieties » Almug or algum
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Psalteries
Kings » Dwelt in royal palaces
Music » Names of » Psalteries
Music » Instruments of » Made by solomon
Musical instruments » Names of » Psalteries
Palaces » Of kings » Surrounded with terraces
Sheba » Queen of, visits solomon
Solomon » Musicians and musical instruments of his court
Solomon » Is visited by the queen of sheba
Trees » Varieties » Almug or algum
2 Chronicles 9:12 (show verse)
And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what she had taken to the king. So she went back to her country with her servants.
2 Chronicles 9:13 (show verse)
Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;
2 Chronicles 9:14 (show verse)
And in addition to what he got from traders of different sorts, all the kings of Arabia and the rulers of the country gave gold and silver to Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:15 (show verse)
And King Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it.
2 Chronicles 9:16 (show verse)
And he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, using three hundred shekels of gold for every cover, and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.
2 Chronicles 9:17 (show verse)
Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold.
2 Chronicles 9:18 (show verse)
There were six steps up to it, and a foot-rest of gold fixed to it, and arms on the two sides of the seat, with two lions at the side of the arms.
2 Chronicles 9:19 (show verse)
And twelve lions were placed on one side and on the other side on the six steps: there was nothing like it in any kingdom.
2 Chronicles 9:20 (show verse)
All King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold: no one gave a thought to silver in the days of Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:21 (show verse)
For the king had Tarshish-ships sailing with the servants of Huram: once every three years the Tarshish-ships came back with gold and silver, ivory and monkeys and peacocks.
Ape » In solomon's zoological collections
Commerce » Increased the wealth of nations and individuals
Commerce » Articles of » Ivory
Commerce » Maritime, by ships
Commerce » Of the jews » Greatly extended by solomon
Commerce » Articles of » Silver
Imports » Of jerusalem » Gold, ivory, apes, peacocks
Ivory » Exported from tarshish
Ships » Employed in » Trading
Silver » Very abundant in the reign of solomon
Solomon » Commerce of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Solomon makes valuable imports from
Commerce » Increased the wealth of nations and individuals
Commerce » Articles of » Ivory
Commerce » Maritime, by ships
Commerce » Of the jews » Greatly extended by solomon
Commerce » Articles of » Silver
Imports » Of jerusalem » Gold, ivory, apes, peacocks
Ivory » Exported from tarshish
Ships » Employed in » Trading
Silver » Very abundant in the reign of solomon
Solomon » Commerce of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Solomon makes valuable imports from
2 Chronicles 9:22 (show verse)
And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.
2 Chronicles 9:23 (show verse)
And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.
2 Chronicles 9:24 (show verse)
And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses and beasts for transport, regularly year by year.
2 Chronicles 9:25 (show verse)
Solomon had four thousand buildings for his horses and his war-carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he kept, some in the carriage-towns and some with the king in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 9:26 (show verse)
And he was ruler over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the limit of Egypt.
2 Chronicles 9:27 (show verse)
The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.
2 Chronicles 9:28 (show verse)
They got horses for Solomon from Egypt and from every land.
2 Chronicles 9:29 (show verse)
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not recorded in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh, and in the visions of Iddo the seer about Jeroboam, the son of Nebat?
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Visions of iddo
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Nathan
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Ahijah the shilonite
Iddo » A prophet
King » Chronicles of, recorded
Nathan » A prophet in the time of david » Kept the chronicles
Prophets » Called seers
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Ahijah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Iddo
Prophets » The historiographers of the jewish nation
Prophets » Kept the chronicles
Shilonite » A man of shiloh
Solomon » Death of
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Nathan
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Ahijah the shilonite
Iddo » A prophet
King » Chronicles of, recorded
Nathan » A prophet in the time of david » Kept the chronicles
Prophets » Called seers
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Ahijah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Iddo
Prophets » The historiographers of the jewish nation
Prophets » Kept the chronicles
Shilonite » A man of shiloh
Solomon » Death of
2 Chronicles 9:30 (show verse)
Solomon was king over Israel in Jerusalem for forty years.
2 Chronicles 9:31 (show verse)
And Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father; and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.