When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relation to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. 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. Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her. When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built, 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 a the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed.

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 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. How happy your men must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 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.”

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.

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.

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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Salomon Meets the Queen of Saabe"

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EDWARD POYNTER
"The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon"

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"Detail #1"

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"Detail #2"

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GIOVANNI DEMIN
"Solomon and the Queen of Sheba"

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NIKOLAUS KNÜPFER
"Queen of Sheba before Solomon"

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Source

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PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA
"The Meeting between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon"

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LUCAS DE HEERE
"The Queen of Sheba Visits King Solomon"

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Detail
Source

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RAPHAEL
"Queen of Sheba and Solomon"

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WILLEM DE POORTER
"Queen of Sheba"

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JAMES TISSOT
"Solomon and the Queen of Sheba"

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MATTIA PRETI
"The Gifts of the Queen of Sheba"

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"King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba"

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Source

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GERHARD HUBER
"The Queen of Sheba and Solomon"

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ERTÉ
"Queen of Sheba"

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PAUWELS CASTEELS
"The Queen of Sheba before King Salomon"

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MARTHA NESIBU
"Reine de Saba"

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EDWARD SLOCOMBE
"Queen of Sheba"

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JACOB WILLEMSZ DE WET the Elder
"The Queen Of Sheba before King Solomon"

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JANICE HEINZELMAN
"Queen of Sheba"

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EUSTACHE LE SUEUR
"Solomon and the Queen of Sheba"

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JOHANN FRIEDRICH AUGUST TISCHBEIN
"The Queen of Sheba Kneeling before King Solomon"

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"King Solomon Meeting the Queen of Sheba"

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"The Queen of Sheba & Solomon"

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HEATON, BUTLER and BAYNE
"The Visit of the Queen of Sheba"