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1 Kings 10:1-29

The Half Was Not Told Me

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The Half Was Not Told Me

1 Kings 10:1-29

[Verse 1] The queen of Sheba hears Solomon's fame concerning the name of the LORD. The queen presents every hard question in her heart. She sees the wisdom, palace, food, seating, servants. She confesses that the reports in her own land were true. [Pre-Chorus] The crown looked bright, the burden lay beneath, A throne could shelter life or summon grief. [Chorus] The Half Was Not Told Me, every crown is weighed, Thrones are raised and royal vows are made. A kingdom stands only where the word remains, For pride can break what wisdom once sustains. [Verse 2] She gives Solomon one hundred twenty talents of gold and unmatched spices. Hiram's fleet also brings gold, almug trees, and precious stones. Almug wood becomes pillars and instruments for singers. The yearly weight of gold reaches six hundred sixty-six talents. [Bridge] An ivory throne overlaid with gold rises above six steps and carved lions. Royal drinking vessels are gold, and silver is treated as nothing. Tarshish fleets return every three years with gold, silver, ivory, apes. Solomon surpasses all kings in riches and wisdom as nations bring annual gifts. [Final Chorus] The Half Was Not Told Me, every crown is weighed, Thrones are raised and royal vows are made. A kingdom stands only where the word remains, For pride can break what wisdom must sustain. [Outro] The crown passed on, the record kept the cost. No throne could hold what disobedience lost.