The Queen of Sheba traveled to the ends of the earth to test Solomon - and left without words.

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Lyrics

Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon She came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions With a very great company and camels that bore spices And gold in abundance and precious stones

When she came to Solomon She communed with him of all that was in her heart And Solomon told her all her questions And nothing was hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her

And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon And the house that he had built, and the food of his table And the seating of his servants and the attendance of his ministers And their apparel and his cupbearers and their apparel

And his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord There was no more spirit in her She said, It was a true report that I heard in my own land Of your acts and of your wisdom

Howbeit I didn’t believe their words until I came And my eyes had seen it, and behold the one half Of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me You exceed the fame that I heard

Happy are your men and happy are these your servants Which stand continually before you and hear your wisdom Blessed be the Lord your God Which delighted in you to set you on his throne

To be king for the Lord your God Because your God loved Israel to establish them forever Therefore made he you king over them To do judgment and justice

And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold And spices in great abundance and precious stones Neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon

Also the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon Brought gold from Ophir and brought algum trees and precious stones And the king made of the algum trees A way for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house

The wisdom testified The testimony carried The queen returns home The glory proclaimed

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2 Chronicles 9 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press