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How blessed your men must be! How blessed these servants of yours must be because they are always stationed in front of you and listen to your wisdom! Thank Yahweh your Elohim, who is pleased with you. He has put you on his throne to be king on behalf of Yahweh your Elohim. Because of your Elohim’s love for the people of Israel, he has established them permanently and made you king over them so that you would maintain justice and righteousness.”

She gave the king 9,000 pounds of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never was there such a large quantity of spices in Israel as those that the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

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How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne(A) as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king(B) over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

Then she gave the king 120 talents[a] of gold,(C) large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:9 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons