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And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart.
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And Solomon explained to her all that she proposed: and there was not any thing that he did not make clear unto her.
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And when she had seen these things, to wit, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,
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And the meats of his table, and the dwelling places of his servants, and the attendance of his officers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their garments, and the victims which he offered in the house of the Lord: there was no more spirit in her, she was so astonished.
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And she said to the king: The word is true which I heard in my country of thy virtues and wisdom.
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I did not believe them that told it, until I came, and my eyes had seen, and I had proved that scarce one half of thy wisdom had been told me: thou hast exceeded the same with thy virtues.
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Happy are thy men, and happy are thy servants, who stand always before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
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Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath been pleased to set thee on his throne, king of the Lord thy God. Because God loveth Israel, and will preserve them forever: therefore hath he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.