1 ^yNow when ^zthe queen of ^aSheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came ^bto test him with hard questions. 2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels ^cbearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. 3 And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king that he could not explain to her. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,