Šebas ķēniņiene
(1Ķēn 10:1–13)1 Šebas ķēniņiene dzirdēja par Sālamana slavu un ar ļoti lielu karavānu nāca pie Sālamana uz Jeruzālemi pārbaudīt viņu ar mīklām. Kamieļi nesa smaržas, daudz zelta un dārgakmeņu. Viņa runāja ar Sālamanu par visu, ko bija nodomājusi, 2 un Sālamans tai atbildēja, un nebija nekā, kas Sālamanam būtu apslēpts un ko viņš nevarētu atbildēt. 3 Kad Šebas ķēniņiene redzēja visu Sālamana gudrību un viņa uzcelto namu, 4 un ēdienu uz viņa galda, un viņa kalpu pulku, kā tie apkalpo un tērpti, un dzērienu devējus, un viņa sadedzināmo upuri, ko tas upurēja Kunga namā, – viņai aizrāvās elpa! 5 Un viņa sacīja ķēniņam: “Tas, ko es savā zemē esmu dzirdējusi par tevi un tavu gudrību, ir patiesība, 6 bet es neticēju valodām, līdz atnācu un ieraudzīju savām acīm. Redzi, tas, ko es līdz šim esmu dzirdējusi, nav pat puse no tā, ko var teikt par tavu gudrību un labumiem! 7 Svētīgi tavi vīri, svētīgi šie tavi kalpi, kas vienmēr stāv tavā priekšā un dzird tavu gudrību! 8 Slavēts lai Kungs, tavs Dievs, kam labs prāts uz tevi, kas iecēlis tevi Israēla tronī, jo tavs Dievs Israēlu mīl mūžīgi, – viņš tevi iecēlis spriest tiesu pēc taisnības!” 9 Un viņa ķēniņam deva simts divdesmit mēru zelta un ļoti daudz smaržu un dārgakmeņu – tādu smaržu, kādas Šebas ķēniņiene deva Sālamanam, vairs nav bijis!
10 Arī Hūrāma un Sālamana kalpi no Ofīras atveda zeltu, koraļļkoku un dārgakmeņus. 11 Ķēniņš taisīja koraļļkoka apmales Kunga namam un ķēniņa namam, kā arī liras un arfas dziedātājiem – Jūdas zemē tādas nekad agrāk nebija redzētas!
12 Ķēniņš Sālamans deva Šebas ķēniņienei visu, ko viņa vēlējās un lūdza, – vairāk par to, ko viņa bija devusi ķēniņam. Tad viņa kopā ar saviem kalpiem devās atpakaļ un gāja uz savu zemi.
Bagātība un varenība
(1Ķēn 10:14–292L 1:14–17)13 Sālamanam ik gadu ienāca seši simti sešdesmit seši mēri zelta, 14 arī no tirgoņiem un lieltirdzniecības, un visiem Arābijas ķēniņiem un zemes pārvaldniekiem Sālamanam ienāca zelts un sudrabs. 15 Ķēniņš Sālamans darināja divi simti lielu vairogu no kalta zelta – katra vairoga kalšanai izlietoja seši simti gabalus zelta. 16 Darināja arī trīs simti mazu vairogu no kalta zelta – katru vairogu no trīs simti gabaliem zelta, un ķēniņš tos novietoja Lebanona koka namā.
17 Ķēniņš darināja lielu ziloņkaula troni un pārklāja to ar tīru zeltu. 18 Tronim bija seši pakāpieni un zelta kājsols, troņa sānos roku atbalsti, un blakus balstiem bija divas lauvas. 19 Malās uz katra pakāpiena bija lauvas – kopā divpadsmit. Tāds nekad nevienā valstī nebija darināts! 20 Visi ķēniņa Sālamana dzērienu trauki bija no zelta, visi trauki Lebanona koka namā bija no tīra zelta – sudraba nebija, jo Sālamana dienās to neturēja vērtē, 21 jo ķēniņa kuģi kopā ar Hūrāma kalpiem devās uz Taršīšu – reizi trijos gados Taršīšas kuģi veda zeltu, sudrabu, ziloņkaulu, mērkaķus un pāvus. 22 Ķēniņš Sālamans kļuva varenāks par visu zemju ķēniņiem – gan bagātībā, gan gudrībā! 23 Visi zemes ķēniņi vēlējās sastapt Sālamanu, lai dzirdētu viņa gudrību, ko Dievs viņam bija devis. 24 Viņi nāca katrs ar savu dāvanu – sudraba un zelta lietām, tērpiem, ieročiem un smaržām, zirgiem un mūļiem, un tā gadu no gada.
25 Sālamanam bija četri tūkstoši steliņģu zirgiem un ratiem un divpadsmit tūkstoši jātnieku. Tos viņš izvietoja kararatu pilsētās un pie sevis Jeruzālemē. 26 Viņš valdīja pār visām valstīm no Eifrātas un filistiešu zemes līdz Ēģiptes robežām. 27 Ķēniņš Jeruzālemē savāca tik daudz sudraba kā akmeņu un tik daudz ciedru kā mežavīģes ielejā! 28 Zirgus Sālamans ieveda gan no Ēģiptes, gan citām zemēm.
Sālamana nāve
(1Ķēn 11:41–43)29 Un visi pārējie Sālamana darbi no pirmā līdz pēdējam – vai tad par tiem nav rakstījuši Laiku grāmatā pravietis Nātāns, Ahija no Šīlo un redzētājs Ido redzējumos par Jārobāmu, Nebāta dēlu!? 30 Ķēniņš Sālamans Jeruzālemē valdīja četrdesmit gadus pār visu Israēlu. 31 Sālamans apgūlās pie tēviem, un viņu apbedīja viņa tēva Dāvida pilsētā. Pēc tam sāka valdīt viņa dēls Rehabeāms.
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not. 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, 4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom: 6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. 9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. 10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones. 11 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. 12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
13 ¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; 14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 ¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: 19 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
20 ¶ And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23 ¶ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart. 24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
25 ¶ And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
26 ¶ And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. 27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance. 28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
29 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
