1 Kings 10: Solomon’s Wisdom, Wealth, and Glory – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | The Queen of Sheba’s Visit, Solomon’s Riches, and his Fame Spread

Enjoy a captivating audio recording of 1 Kings 10 where you’ll discover the phenomenal reign of Solomon. Explore the Queen of Sheba’s visit to witness his wisdom and prosperity, the extent of Solomon’s wealth, and his fame that spreads all over the world. Great for meditation, personal or group study, and spiritual reflection, immerse yourself in this powerful chapter and let the Scriptures come alive.

1 KINGS 10 (NIV)

1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his
relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.

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Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices,
large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked
with him about all that she had on her mind.

3 Solomon answered all her
questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.

4 When the
queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built,

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the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in
their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of
the Lord, she was overwhelmed.

6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your
achievements and your wisdom is true.

7 But I did not believe these things
until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in
wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.

8 How happy your
people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and
hear your wisdom!

9 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you
and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for
Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”

10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and
precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen
of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

11 (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir; and from there they brought great
cargoes of almugwood and precious stones.

12 The king used the almugwood to
make supports for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make
harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported
or seen since that day.)

13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides
what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with
her retinue to her own country.

14 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,

15 not
including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian
kings and the governors of the territories.

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred
shekels of gold went into each shield.

17 He also made three hundred small
shields of hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each shield. The king
put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

18 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine
gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. On both
sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.

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Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing
like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.

21 All King Solomon’s
goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest
of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was
considered of little value in Solomon’s days.

22 The king had a fleet of
trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it
returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

23 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of
the earth.

24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom
God had put in his heart.

25 Year after year, everyone who came brought a
gift—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and
mules.

26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots
and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with
him in Jerusalem.

27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones,
and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

28 Solomon’s
horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue—the royal merchants purchased
them from Kue at the current price.

29 They imported a chariot from Egypt for
six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. They also
exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.