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1 Kings 9
²⁵ Three times each year Solomon presented burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD. He also burned incense to the LORD. And so he finished the work of building the Temple.
²⁶ King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.
²⁷ Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon’s men.
²⁸ They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.
1 Kings 10
¹ When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.
² She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.
³ Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
⁴ When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built,
⁵ she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.
⁶ She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true!
⁷ I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told.