WEBVTT - 2 Chronicles 9

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stanghy, and today we're in Second Chronicles, chapter nine,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the English Standard version. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon,

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<v Speaker 1>she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions,

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<v Speaker 1>having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices, and

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<v Speaker 1>very much gold and precious stones. And when she came

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<v Speaker 1>to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind,

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<v Speaker 1>and Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden

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<v Speaker 1>from Solomon that he could not explain to her. And

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<v Speaker 1>when the Queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon,

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<v Speaker 1>the house that he had built, the food of his table,

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<v Speaker 1>the seating of his officials, and the attendants of his servants,

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<v Speaker 1>and their clothing, his cupbears and their clothing, and his

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<v Speaker 1>burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>there was no more breath in her. And she said

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<v Speaker 1>to the King, the report was true that I heard

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<v Speaker 1>in my own land of your words and of your wisdom.

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<v Speaker 1>But I did not believe the reports until I came

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<v Speaker 1>and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half

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<v Speaker 1>the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You

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<v Speaker 1>surpassed the report that I heard. Happy are your wives? Happy?

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<v Speaker 1>Are these your servants who continually stand before you and

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<v Speaker 1>hear your wisdom? Blessed be the Lord your God, who

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<v Speaker 1>has delighted in you and set you on his throne

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<v Speaker 1>as king. For the Lord your God, because your God

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<v Speaker 1>loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made

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<v Speaker 1>you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.

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<v Speaker 1>Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of

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<v Speaker 1>gold and a very great quantity of spices and precious stones.

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<v Speaker 1>There were no spices such as those that the Queen

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<v Speaker 1>of Sheba gave to King Solomon. Moreover, the servants of

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<v Speaker 1>Hyrum and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ofir,

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<v Speaker 1>brought algamwood and precious stones. And the King made from

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<v Speaker 1>the algamwoods supports for the house of the Lord and

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<v Speaker 1>for the king's house, lears also, and harps for the singers.

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<v Speaker 1>There never was seen the like of them before in

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<v Speaker 1>the land of Judah and King Solomon gave to the

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<v Speaker 1>Queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked,

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<v Speaker 1>besides what she had brought to the king. So she

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<v Speaker 1>turned and went back to her own land with her servants. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one

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<v Speaker 1>year was six hundred sixty six talents of gold, besides

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<v Speaker 1>that which the explorers and merchants brought, and all the

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<v Speaker 1>kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought

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<v Speaker 1>gold and silver to Solomon. King Solomon made two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten

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<v Speaker 1>gold went into each shield, and he made three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went

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<v Speaker 1>into each shield, and the king put them in the

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<v Speaker 1>house of the Forest of Lebanon. The king also made

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<v Speaker 1>a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.

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<v Speaker 1>The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold,

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<v Speaker 1>which were attached to the throne, and on each side

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<v Speaker 1>of the seat were armrests, and two lions standing beside

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<v Speaker 1>the armrests, while twelve lions stood there, one on each

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<v Speaker 1>end of a step. On the six steps, nothing like

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<v Speaker 1>it was ever made for any kingdom. Also, King Solomon's

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<v Speaker 1>drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of

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<v Speaker 1>the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold.

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<v Speaker 1>Silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon,

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<v Speaker 1>for the king's ships went to Tarsish with the servants

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<v Speaker 1>of Hiram once every three years. The ships of Tarsish

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<v Speaker 1>used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.

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<v Speaker 1>Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth

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<v Speaker 1>in riches and in wisdom. And all the kings of

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<v Speaker 1>the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom which God had put into his mind. Every one

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<v Speaker 1>of them brought his present articles of silver and of gold, garments,

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<v Speaker 1>myrh spices, horses and mules, so much year by year,

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<v Speaker 1>And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots,

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities,

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<v Speaker 1>and with the king in Jerusalem. And he ruled over

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<v Speaker 1>all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of

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<v Speaker 1>the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. And the

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<v Speaker 1>king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and

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<v Speaker 1>he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shefala.

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<v Speaker 1>And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from

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<v Speaker 1>all lands. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon,

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<v Speaker 1>from first to last, are they not written in the

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<v Speaker 1>history of Nathan the Prophet, and in the prophecy of

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<v Speaker 1>Ahijah the Shylonite, and in the visions of Iddo the

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<v Speaker 1>Seer concerning Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. Solomon reigned in

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<v Speaker 1>Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. And Solomon slept with

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<v Speaker 1>his fathers and was buried in the city of David,

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<v Speaker 1>his father, and Reeboam, his son, reigned in his place.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it today. And as we look at this

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<v Speaker 1>portion of scripture, we see the fascination that kings and

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<v Speaker 1>queens from distant places had with Solomon. They sought to

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<v Speaker 1>be in his presence, They sought to give him honor.

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<v Speaker 1>They sought to be recipients of his great wisdom. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>in this we see a picture of the nations coming

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<v Speaker 1>to your son, Jesus Christ, the ultimate King over creation

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<v Speaker 1>and bowing the knee in worship and allegiance to him. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>you tell us in your word that every tongue will

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<v Speaker 1>confess and every knee will eventually bow to Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>acknowledging him as Lord. And Lord, you give us the

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<v Speaker 1>privilege to do that. Now. That's not something we have

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<v Speaker 1>to wait until some distant time in the future to do.

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<v Speaker 1>That's something we have the privilege to do today. So Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for that privilege, and we pray that, by

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<v Speaker 1>your grace that every day that we live that in

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<v Speaker 1>our minds and in our hearts and in the actions

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<v Speaker 1>that we take, that we would be declaring continually that

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ is Lord of our lives. We love you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for your presence with us, and we pray

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<v Speaker 1>Lord that throughout the the course of this day that

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<v Speaker 1>we would seek to honor your name. We pray this

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<v Speaker 1>all in Jesus' name. Amen.