Bible in Basic English
"And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,"
— 1 Kings 10:4, Bible in Basic English
“And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,”
“And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, ”
“When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,”
“And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,”
Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.
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.
And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which the king did not make clear to her.
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,
And the food at his table, and all his servants seated there, and those who were waiting on him in their places, and their robes, and his wine-servants, and the burned offerings which he made in the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.
And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.
But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.