Summary
In 2 Chronicles 9, the Queen of Sheba travels to Jerusalem with spices, gold, and precious stones to test Solomon’s wisdom. She is impressed by his knowledge, the grandeur of his court, and the beauty of the Temple, and she offers him a large tribute. Solomon in turn gives her everything she requests. The chapter then lists the vast wealth that came to Solomon in a year—gold from Ophir, gifts from Arabian kings, and ships from Tarshish—and describes his magnificent throne of ivory overlaid with gold, his great number of horses and chariots, and the tribute he received from all the kings of the earth. The chapter concludes by noting the scope of Solomon’s reign, his forty‑year rule over Israel, and the succession of his son Rehoboam.