Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 9:1 (show verse)
When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's reputation, she traveled to Jerusalem and tested him with difficult questions. She brought along a large retinue, camels laden with spices, and lots of gold and precious stones. Upon her arrival, she spoke with Solomon about everything that was on her mind.
2 Chronicles 9:2 (show verse)
Solomon answered all of her questions. Because nothing was hidden from Solomon, he hid nothing from her.
2 Chronicles 9:3 (show verse)
When the queen of Sheba had seen Solomon's wisdom for herself, the palace that he had built,
2 Chronicles 9:4 (show verse)
the food set at his table, his servants who waited on him, his ministers in attendance and how they were dressed, his personal staff and how they were dressed, and even his personal stairway by which he went up to the LORD's Temple, she was breathless!
2 Chronicles 9:5 (show verse)
"Everything I heard about your wisdom and what you have to say is true!" she gasped,
2 Chronicles 9:6 (show verse)
"but I didn't believe it at first! But then I came here and I've seen it for myself! It's amazing! I wasn't told half of what's really great about your wisdom. You're far better in person than what the reports have said about you!
2 Chronicles 9:7 (show verse)
How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom!
2 Chronicles 9:8 (show verse)
Blessed be the LORD your God, who is delighted with you! He set you in place on his throne to be king for the LORD your God. He made you king over them so you could carry out justice and implement righteousness, because your God loves Israel and intends to establish them forever."
2 Chronicles 9:9 (show verse)
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a vast quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices comparable to those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:10 (show verse)
Hiram's servants and Solomon's servants, who brought gold from Ophir, also presented algum wood and other precious stones.
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)
The king used the algum wood to have steps made for the LORD's Temple and for the royal palace, as well as lyres and harps for the choir, and nothing like that wood had been seen before in the territory 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)
In return, King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted and requested in addition to what she had brought for the king. Afterward, she returned to her own land, accompanied by her servants.
2 Chronicles 9:13 (show verse)
Solomon received in any given year about 666 talents of gold,
2 Chronicles 9:14 (show verse)
not including revenue from traders and merchants. In addition, all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the nation brought gold and silver to Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:15 (show verse)
King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces,
2 Chronicles 9:16 (show verse)
and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest.
2 Chronicles 9:17 (show verse)
The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 9:18 (show verse)
Six steps led up to the throne. A golden footstool was attached to the throne, which had armrests on each side of the seat and two lions standing on either side of each armrest.
2 Chronicles 9:19 (show verse)
Twelve lions were placed on both sides of the six steps leading to the throne, and nothing comparable was made for any other kingdom.
2 Chronicles 9:20 (show verse)
All of King Solomon's drinking vessels were made of gold, and all the vessels in his palace in the Lebanon forest were made of pure gold. Silver was never considered to be valuable during the lifetime of Solomon,
2 Chronicles 9:21 (show verse)
because the king had ships that sailed to Tarshish accompanied by Hiram's servants. Once every three years ships from Tarshish returned, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, 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)
As a result, King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in regards to wealth and wisdom.
2 Chronicles 9:23 (show verse)
All the kings of the earth continued to seek audiences with Solomon so they could hear the wise things that God had put in his heart.
2 Chronicles 9:24 (show verse)
Everyone kept on bringing gifts on an annual basis, including items made of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules.
2 Chronicles 9:25 (show verse)
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, along with 12,000 cavalry soldiers. He stationed them in various chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 9:26 (show verse)
King Solomon ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River west to the land of the Philistines and as far south as the boundary with Egypt.
2 Chronicles 9:27 (show verse)
The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore trees in the Shephelah.
2 Chronicles 9:28 (show verse)
They also kept bringing horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all of the surrounding countries.
2 Chronicles 9:29 (show verse)
Now the rest of Solomon's accomplishments, from first to last, are written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer pertaining to Nebat's son Jeroboam, are they not?
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 reigned for 40 years in Jerusalem over all of Israel.
2 Chronicles 9:31 (show verse)
Then Solomon died, as had his ancestors, and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.