1 The Queen from Sheba heard King Solomon was very smart from God. She came to ask him hard questions. ❓ 2 She came to the city named Jerusalem with many camels. The camels had many spices, much gold, and shiny stones. She told the king all her big questions. 3 King Solomon answered all her questions. Nothing was too hard for him. ️✅ 4 The queen saw the king was very smart. She saw the big house he made. 5 She saw his food, his leaders at their seats, his helpers in nice clothes, his cup helpers, and his gifts to God at God’s house. She was so amazed she could not speak. ☕⛪ 6 The queen said to the king, “It is true. I heard about you and your smart words.” ️✅ 7 “I did not believe it. But now I see. You are even more smart and rich than I heard.” 8 “Your men are happy. Your helpers are happy. They stand by you and hear your smart words each day.” 9 “Praise God! God picked you to be king to help the people be fair and good. God loves the people for a long time.” ♀️❤️ 10 She gave the king 120 big bags of gold, many spices, and shiny stones. No one ever gave so many spices like this again. 11 Ships from a friend king came from a far place. They brought gold, special wood, and shiny stones. 12 The king used the wood to make rails for God’s house and for the king’s house. He also made music harps. That wood was very rare. ⛪ 13 King Solomon gave the queen all she wanted, and more gifts too. Then she went home with her helpers. ♀️ 14 Each year, the king got 666 big bags of gold. 15 He also got gifts from people who sell things, and from many kings and leaders in the land. 16 The king made 200 big gold shields. ️️ 17 He made 300 small gold shields. He put them in the big Forest Hall. ️️ 18 The king made a big chair of ivory and put gold on it. ✨ 19 The chair had 6 steps. It had arms. Two lions stood by the arms. ⬆️6 20 There were 12 lions on the steps, one on each side of each step. No other chair was like it. 1️⃣2️⃣ 21 All the king’s cups were gold. All the bowls in the Forest Hall were pure gold. Silver did not seem special then. ✨ 22 The king had far ships with his friend’s ships. Every 3 years they came back with gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and big birds with fan tails. 23 King Solomon was richer and smarter than all other kings. 24 People from all the world came to see the king and hear his smart words. God made him very smart. 25 They brought gifts each year: silver, gold, clothes, spices, horses, and mules. 26 Solomon got many chariots and men on horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 men on horses. He put them in cities and in Jerusalem. ️ 27 The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem. He made cedar wood as common as the other trees. 28 Solomon brought horses from Egypt and from another place. The king’s men bought them with money. 29 A chariot from Egypt cost 600 silver pieces. A horse cost 150. The king’s men sold them to other kings in other lands.