1 Kings 10:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large entourage—with camels carrying spices, a great deal of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke to him about everything that was on her mind.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And she came to Jerusalem with a very great entourage, with camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that was in her heart.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And she came to Ierusalem with a maruelous greate trayne, with camels which bare spyces, and moch golde, and precious stones And whan she came in to kynge Salomon, she spake vnto him all that was in hir hert.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And she came to Ierusalem with a verie great traine, and camels that bare sweete odours, and golde exceeding much, and precious stones: and shee came to Salomon, & communed with him of all that was in her heart.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And she came to Hierusalem with a verie great trayne, with camels that bare sweete odours, and gold exceeding much, & precious stones: And she came to Solomon, and communed with him of al that was in her heart.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    She came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and she cometh to Jerusalem, with a very great company, camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stone, and she cometh unto Solomon, and speaketh unto him all that hath been with her heart.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels weighted down with spices, and stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    She came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 18:33 : 33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
  • Exod 25:6 : 6 oil for the lamp, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
  • 1 Kgs 10:10 : 10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
  • 2 Kgs 5:5 : 5 The king of Aram said, 'Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.' So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothes.
  • 2 Kgs 5:9 : 9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house.
  • 2 Kgs 20:13 : 13 Hezekiah listened to them and showed them his entire treasury—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, and all the storehouse of his weapons. There was nothing in his palace or in his whole kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
  • Job 4:2 : 2 If someone attempts to speak with you, will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking?
  • Ps 4:4 : 4 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
  • Isa 60:6-9 : 6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense and will proclaim the praises of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will go up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my splendor. 8 Who are these flying like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? 9 Surely the coastlands will wait for me; the ships of Tarshish will come first, bringing your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
  • Luke 24:15 : 15 As they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began to walk with them.
  • Acts 25:23 : 23 So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall with the military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-5
    5 verses
    91%

    1When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to test Solomon with hard questions in Jerusalem. She arrived with a very large entourage, including camels carrying spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke with him about everything that was on her mind.

    2Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing too difficult for Solomon to explain to her.

    3When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built,

    4the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the organization of his officials, and their clothing, as well as his cupbearers and the ascent by which he went up to the house of the LORD, she was breathless.

    5She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom is true.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10-11
    2 verses
    88%

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

    11Moreover, Hiram’s ships, which had brought gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a great quantity of almug wood and precious stones.

  • 1 Kgs 10:1
    86%

    1When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship with the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

  • 2 Chr 9:9-10
    2 verses
    85%

    9Then she gave the king a hundred twenty talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

    10Moreover, the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who had brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13-16
    4 verses
    84%

    13King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what he had already given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own land with her attendants.

    14The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.

    15This did not include the income from the merchants, traders, and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land.

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

  • 2 Chr 9:12-14
    3 verses
    83%

    12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

    13The weight of the gold that came to Solomon annually was six hundred sixty-six talents,

    14not counting what the merchants and traders brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 10:3-6
    4 verses
    82%

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

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

    5the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attendance of his servants in their attire, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed.

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

  • 1 Kgs 10:21-29
    9 verses
    75%

    21All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.

    22The king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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

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

    25Every year, they brought their gifts—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

    26Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

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

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

    29A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. These were also exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram through their agents.

  • 1 Kgs 9:28
    72%

    28They went to Ophir, took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 9:21-24
    4 verses
    72%

    21The king's ships, operated with Huram’s servants, went to Tarshish once every three years. They brought back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

    22King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the kings of the earth.

    23All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

    24Each year, men brought their gifts to Solomon: articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

  • Isa 60:6
    71%

    6A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense and will proclaim the praises of the Lord.

  • Ezek 27:22
    70%

    22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you, offering the finest spices, precious stones, and gold in exchange for your wares.

  • 2 Chr 9:28
    70%

    28Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all other lands.

  • 1 Kgs 3:16
    70%

    16Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

  • Song 3:11
    70%

    11Come out, daughters of Zion, and look at King Solomon wearing the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced.

  • 2 Chr 1:13
    69%

    13Then Solomon returned from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel.

  • Esth 2:13
    69%

    13the young woman would go to the king, and she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

  • 2 Chr 1:16
    69%

    16Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue—the king’s traders bought them from Kue at the market price.

  • Ps 45:14
    69%

    14The royal daughter is glorious within; her clothing is interwoven with gold.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. She asked, 'Do you come in peace?' And he replied, 'In peace.'

    14Then he said, 'I have something to say to you.' She replied, 'Speak.'

  • Ps 45:9
    68%

    9All your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia; from ivory palaces, stringed instruments bring you joy.

  • 1 Kgs 11:2
    68%

    2These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.

  • Ezek 23:42
    68%

    42The sound of a carefree crowd was with her, and drunkards were brought from the desert. They put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.