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A rainha de Sabá vem visitar Salomão

1 Ora, *2Cr 9.1tendo a *Mt 12.42rainha de *Gn 10.7,28;Sl 72.10,15Sabá ouvido a fama de Salomão no tocante ao nome de Jeová, veio *Jz 14.12-14;Sl 49.4pô-lo à prova com problemas difíceis. 2 Chegou a Jerusalém com uma comitiva muito grande, com camelos *1Rs 9.10carregados de especiarias, e muitíssimo ouro, e pedras preciosas. Apresentou-se diante do rei Salomão e conversou com ele a respeito de tudo o que tinha no coração. 3 E Salomão deu-lhe resposta a todas as suas perguntas; nada houve que fosse oculto ao rei, nem coisa que não lhe explicasse. 4 Tendo a rainha de Sabá visto toda a sabedoria de Salomão, e a casa que tinha edificado, 5 e a comida da sua mesa, e os assentos dos seus oficiais, e as funções, e vestidos dos que o serviam, e os seus copeiros, e a *1Cr 26.16subida pela qual subia à Casa de Jeová, ficou estupefata. 6 Disse ao rei: Era verdadeira a fama que na minha terra ouvi acerca dos teus atos e da tua sabedoria. 7 Todavia, eu não dei crédito às palavras, até que vim e vi com os meus próprios olhos. Eis que me não contaram a metade; a tua sabedoria e a tua prosperidade excedem a fama que ouvi. 8 Felizes os teus homens, felizes estes teus servos, que estão sempre diante de ti e que ouvem a tua sabedoria! 9 *1Rs 5.7Bendito seja Jeová, teu Deus, que se agradou de ti, para te colocar sobre o trono de Israel! *1Cr 17.22;2Cr 2.11Porque Jeová amou a Israel para sempre; por isso, te constituiu rei, *2Sm 8.15;23.3para fazeres juízo e justiça. 10 *1Rs 9.2Deu ela ao rei cento e vinte talentos de ouro, e especiarias em grande quantidade, e pedras preciosas; nunca mais apareceu tamanha abundância de especiarias como a que a rainha de Sabá deu ao rei Salomão.

11 Também *1Rs 9.27-28a frota de Hirão, que de Ofir levava ouro, trazia de lá uma grande abundância de madeira de almugue e pedras preciosas. 12 Da madeira de almugue fez o rei balaústres para a Casa de Jeová e para a casa do rei, como também harpas e alaúdes para os cantores; não se trouxe, nem se viu mais semelhante madeira de almugue até o dia de hoje.

13 O rei Salomão deu à rainha de Sabá tudo o que ela desejou e lhe pediu, afora o que lhe deu da sua real munificência. Assim, voltou e foi para sua terra com os seus servos.

As riquezas de Salomão

14 Ora, *2Cr 9.13-28o peso do ouro que se trazia a Salomão cada ano era de seiscentos e sessenta e seis talentos de ouro, 15 afora o que entrava dos vendedores ambulantes, e do tráfico dos negociantes, e de todos os reis do povo misto, e dos governadores da terra. 16 *1Rs 14.26-28;2Cr 12.9-10Fez o rei Salomão duzentos paveses de ouro batido; seiscentos siclos de ouro foram destinados para cada pavês. 17 Fez também trezentos escudos de ouro batido; três arráteis de ouro foram destinados para cada escudo. *1Rs 7.2O rei pô-los na casa do bosque do Líbano. 18 Fez mais o rei um grande trono de *1Rs 9.22;Sl 45.8marfim e cobriu-o de ouro finíssimo. 19 O trono tinha seis degraus, e o alto do trono era redondo pelo espaldar; de ambos os lados, tinha braços junto ao assento, e dois leões estavam junto aos braços. 20 Doze leões estavam ali sobre os seis degraus de um e de outro lado; não se fez obra semelhante em nenhum dos reinos. 21 Todos os vasos de que se servia o rei Salomão para beber eram de ouro, e todos os vasos da casa do bosque do Líbano eram de ouro puro. Nenhum era de prata; a ela não se dava apreço algum nos dias de Salomão. 22 Pois *1Rs 9.26-28;22.48o rei tinha no mar uma frota de Társis com a de Hirão; de três em três anos, a frota de Társis voltava trazendo ouro, e prata, e marfim, e bugios, e pavões.

23 *1Rs 3.12-13;4.30Assim, excedeu o rei Salomão todos os reis do mundo em riquezas e em sabedoria. 24 Todo o mundo buscava a face de Salomão *1Rs 3.9,12,28para ouvir a sabedoria que Deus lhe tinha posto no coração. 25 Trazia cada um o seu presente, vasos de prata, e vasos de ouro, e vestidos, e armaduras, e especiarias, e cavalos, e mulas, a uma certa razão por ano.

Os carros e cavalos de Salomão

26 *1Rs 4.26;2Cr 1.14-17;9.25Ajuntou Salomão carros e cavaleiros; tinha mil e quatrocentos carros e doze mil cavaleiros, que distribuiu *1Rs 9.19pelas cidades de carros e junto da pessoa do rei, em Jerusalém. 27 *2Cr 1.15O rei fez abundar em Jerusalém a prata como pedras, e os cedros como os sicômoros que estão na Sefelá. 28 *2Cr 1.16;9.28Os cavalos que Salomão tinha eram trazidos do Egito; e os mercadores recebiam-nos em tropa, cada uma por um certo preço: 29 subia e saía do Egito um carro por seiscentos siclos de prata, e um cavalo, por cento e cinquenta. Nas mesmas condições, os adquiriam *2Rs 7.6-7para todos os reis dos heteus e para os reis da Síria.

1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.*10.3 questions: Heb. words 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built, 5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.*10.5 attendance: Heb. standing*10.5 cupbearers: or, butlers 6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.*10.6 report: Heb. word*10.6 acts: or, sayings 7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.*10.7 thy…: Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to 8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.*10.11 almug…: also called, algum trees 12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.*10.12 pillars: or, rails: Heb. a prop 13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.*10.13 of his…: Heb. according to the hand of king Solomon

14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.*10.15 governors: or, captains

16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.*10.19 behind: Heb. on the hinder part thereof*10.19 stays: Heb. hands 20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.*10.20 the like: Heb. so

21 And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.*10.21 none…: or, there was no silver in them 22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.*10.22 ivory: or, elephants’ teeth 23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.*10.24 sought to: Heb. sought the face of 25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.*10.27 made: Heb. gave

28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.*10.28 And Solomon…: Heb. And the going forth of the horses which was Solomon’s 29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.*10.29 by their…: Heb. by their hand