2 Chronicles 9 – NIV & GKY

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2 Chronicles 9:1-31

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon

1When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving 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 she had on her mind. 2Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her. 3When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, as well as the palace he had built, 4the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, the cupbearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at9:4 Or and the ascent by which he went up to the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.

5She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 6But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard. 7How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 8Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

9Then she gave the king 120 talents9:9 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10(The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon brought gold from Ophir; they also brought algumwood9:10 Probably a variant of almugwood and precious stones. 11The king used the algumwood to make steps for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah.)

12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

Solomon’s Splendor

13The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,9:13 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons 14not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the territories brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels9:15 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms of hammered gold went into each shield. 16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

17Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with pure gold. 18The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them. 19Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom. 20All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s day. 21The king had a fleet of trading ships9:21 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish manned by Hiram’s9:21 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

22King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. 23All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. 24Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift—articles of silver and gold, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.

25Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses,9:25 Or charioteers which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 26He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. 27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all other countries.

Solomon’s Death

29As for the other events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? 30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

Holy Bible in Gĩkũyũ

2 Maũndũ ma Matukũ ma Tene 9:1-31

Mũthamaki Mũndũ-wa-nja wa Sheba Gũceerera Solomoni

19:1 Kĩam 10:7; Math 12:42Rĩrĩa mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja wa Sheba aiguire ngumo ya Solomoni, agĩũka Jerusalemu kũmũgeria na ciũria nditũ. Agĩkinya arĩ na mũtongoro mũnene ma, wa ngamĩĩra ikuuĩte mahuti marĩa manungi wega, na thahabu nyingĩ mũno, na tũhiga twa goro, agĩthiĩ harĩ Solomoni, akĩaria nake maũndũ mothe marĩa maarĩ meciiria-inĩ make. 2Nake Solomoni agĩcookia ciũria ciake ciothe; gũtirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe aaremirwo nĩkũmũtaarĩria. 39:3 1Ath 5:12Rĩrĩa mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wa Sheba onire ũũgĩ wa Solomoni, o na nyũmba ya ũthamaki ĩrĩa aakĩte, 4na irio iria ciarĩ metha-inĩ yake, na ũrĩa anene ake maikaraga metha-inĩ, na ũrĩa ndungata iria ciatungataga ciehumbĩte, na ũrĩa akuui ikombe mehumbĩte nguo ndaaya, na maruta ma njino marĩa aarutagĩra hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, agĩkĩgega mũno.

5Akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Ũhoro ũrĩa ndaiguire ndĩ o bũrũri-inĩ wakwa ũkoniĩ maũndũ marĩa wĩkĩte o na ũũgĩ waku nĩ ma ma. 69:6 2Maũ 6:32No ndietĩkirie ũrĩa moigaga nginya rĩrĩa ndĩrokire na ndĩreyonera na maitho makwa niĩ mwene. Ti-itherũ, ũrĩa ndeerirwo o na ti nuthu ya ũnene wa ũũgĩ waku; nĩũkĩrĩte mũno makĩria ũhoro ũrĩa ndaiguĩte. 7Kaĩ gũkena nĩ andũ aku-ĩ! Ningĩ gũkena nĩ anene aku arĩa marũgamaga mbere yaku hĩndĩ ciothe makaiguaga ũũgĩ waku! 89:8 2Maũ 2:11Jehova Ngai waku arogoocwo, ũrĩa ũkenetio nĩwe, na agagũikarĩria gĩtĩ-inĩ gĩake kĩa ũnene ũrĩ mũthamaki wa gũthamaka nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova Ngai waku. Tondũ wa ũrĩa Ngai waku endete Isiraeli, na akeerirĩria kũmanyiitĩrĩra nginya tene-rĩ, nĩagũtuĩte mũthamaki ũmathamakagĩre, nĩgeetha ũtũũrie kĩhooto na ũthingu.”

9Ningĩ akĩhe mũthamaki taranda 1209:9 nĩ ta tani inya na nuthu (4.5) cia thahabu, na mahuti marĩa manungi wega maingĩ mũno na tũhiga twa goro. Gũtiakoretwo mahuti manungi wega ta macio mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wa Sheba aaheire Mũthamaki Solomoni.

109:10 2Maũ 8:18(Nao andũ a Hiramu na andũ a Solomoni nĩmarehire thahabu kuuma Ofiri; o na nĩmarehire mĩtĩ ya mĩthandari na tũhiga twa goro. 11Mũthamaki aahũthĩrire mĩthandari ĩyo gwaka ngathĩ cia hekarũ ya Jehova o na cia nyũmba ya ũthamaki, na gũthondekera aini inanda cia mũgeeto o na cia kĩnũbi cia kũhũũrwo. Gũtiarĩ indo ta icio cionetwo Juda mbere ĩyo.)

12Mũthamaki Solomoni nĩaheire mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja wa Sheba kĩrĩa gĩothe eerirĩirie na kĩrĩa eetirie; akĩmũhe indo makĩria ma iria we aamũreheire. Mũthamaki mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akiumagara hamwe na ndungata ciake, agĩcooka bũrũri wake mwene.

Riiri wa Solomoni

13Ũritũ wa thahabu ĩrĩa Solomoni aamũkagĩra o mwaka warĩ wa taranda 666,9:13 nĩ ta tani 25 149:14 Isa 21:13; Ezek 27:21ĩtataranĩirio na igooti rĩrĩa rĩarehagwo nĩ athũgũri na onjorithia. Ningĩ athamaki othe a Arabia na abarũthi a bũrũri nĩmarehagĩra Solomoni thahabu na betha.

15Mũthamaki Solomoni agĩthondeka ngo nene 200 cia thahabu hũũre; o ĩmwe yathondeketwo na ũritũ wa beka 6009:15 nĩ ta kilo ithatũ na nuthu (3.5) cia thahabu. 169:16 1Ath 7:2Ningĩ agĩthondeka ngo 300 cia thahabu hũũre, o ĩmwe yathondeketwo na thahabu ya ũritũ wa beka 300.9:16 nĩ ta kilo ĩmwe na robo ithatũ (1:75) Mũthamaki agĩciiga Nyũmba ya Ũthamaki ĩrĩa yetagwo Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni.

179:17 1Ath 22:39Ningĩ mũthamaki agĩthondeka gĩtĩ kĩnene kĩa ũthamaki kĩgemetio mwena wa na thĩinĩ na mĩguongo, na mwena wa na nja gĩkagemio na thahabu therie. 18Gĩtĩ kĩu kĩa ũnene kĩarĩ na ngathĩ ya makinya matandatũ, na gaturwa ga thahabu ga gũkinyithia magũrũ kanyiitithanĩtio nakĩo. Mĩena-inĩ yeerĩ ya gĩtĩ kĩu yarĩ na handũ ha kũigĩrĩra moko, na nĩ haarĩ na mĩhiano ya mĩrũũthi ĩrũgamĩte mĩena-inĩ yeerĩ ya moko macio. 19Mĩhiano ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ ya mĩrũũthi yarũgamĩtio ngathĩ-inĩ ĩyo ya makinya matandatũ, narĩo o ikinya rĩa ngathĩ rĩarĩ na mũhiano wa mũrũũthi o mwena. Gũtiarĩ gĩtĩ kĩngĩ ta kĩu gĩathondeketwo mbere ĩyo ũthamaki-inĩ ũngĩ o wothe. 20Indo ciothe iria Mũthamaki Solomoni aanyuuagĩra ciarĩ cia thahabu, na indo ciothe cia nyũmba iria ciarĩ Nyũmba ya Ũthamaki ĩrĩa yetagwo Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni ciarĩ cia thahabu therie. Gũtiarĩ kĩndũ gĩathondeketwo na betha, nĩgũkorwo betha yatuagwo kĩndũ gĩtarĩ bata mũno matukũ-inĩ macio ma Solomoni. 21Mũthamaki aarĩ na marikabu nyingĩ cia wonjoria iria ciarũgamagĩrĩrwo nĩ andũ a Hiramu. Ciacookaga o riita rĩmwe thĩinĩ wa mĩaka ĩtatũ, ikuuĩte thahabu, na betha, na mĩguongo, na ngĩma, na nũgũ.

229:22 1Ath 3:13Mũthamaki Solomoni aarĩ na ũtonga na ũũgĩ mũingĩ gũkĩra athamaki arĩa angĩ othe a thĩ. 23Athamaki othe a thĩ nĩmacaragia ũrĩa mangĩona Solomoni nĩguo maigue ũũgĩ ũrĩa Ngai eekĩrĩte ngoro-inĩ yake. 249:24 2Maũ 32:23; Isa 18:7Andũ arĩa mookaga kũmuona mwaka o mwaka nĩmamũrehagĩra iheo, nacio nĩ indo cia betha na thahabu, na nguo ndaaya, na indo cia mbaara, na mahuti manungi wega, na mbarathi na nyũmbũ.

25Solomoni aarĩ na nyũmba 4,000 cia mbarathi na ngaari cia ita, na mbarathi 12,000 iria ciaigĩtwo matũũra-inĩ manene ma ngaari cia ita, na akaiga iria ingĩ hakuhĩ nake kũu Jerusalemu. 269:26 1Ath 4:21; Kĩam 15:18-21Nake nĩathaga athamaki othe kuuma Rũũĩ rwa Farati nginya bũrũri wa Afilisti, o nginya mũhaka-inĩ wa bũrũri wa Misiri. 27Mũthamaki nĩatũmire betha cingĩhe Jerusalemu o ta mahiga, nayo mĩtarakwa yarĩ mĩingĩ o ta mĩtĩ ya mĩkũyũ ĩrĩa ĩrĩ magũrũ-inĩ ma irĩma. 28Mbarathi cia Solomoni ciarehetwo kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, na kuuma mabũrũri marĩa mangĩ mothe.

Gĩkuũ gĩa Solomoni

299:29 2Sam 7:2; 2Maũ 10:2Maũndũ marĩa mangĩ makoniĩ wathani wa Solomoni, kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria nginya kĩrĩkĩro-rĩ, githĩ matiandĩkĩtwo maandĩko-inĩ ma Nathani ũrĩa mũnabii, na ũrathi-inĩ wa Ahija ũrĩa Mũshiloni, na cioneki-inĩ cia Ido ũrĩa wonaga maũndũ makoniĩ Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati? 30Solomoni aathamakĩire Isiraeli rĩothe arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna. 319:31 1Ath 2:10Agĩcooka akĩhurũka hamwe na maithe make, na agĩthikwo itũũra inene rĩa ithe Daudi. Nake mũriũ Rehoboamu agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.