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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

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This song belongs to the 1 Kings collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[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.

Named in this songQueen of ShebaSolomonIvory throneTarshish

About the passage

1 Kings 10: A reputation exceeded, and wealth multiplied

The queen of Sheba arrives to test Solomon’s famous wisdom and discovers that the reports have understated what she sees. His answers, court, servants, table, architecture, and ceremonial order overwhelm her expectations, yet her praise gives the throne a moral purpose: Solomon was appointed because of the LORD’s love for Israel, to practice judgment and justice. The chapter then moves into a sustained inventory of abundance. Gold, spices, precious stones, rare wood, instruments, shields, an extraordinary throne, vessels, tribute, fleets, horses, and chariots accumulate until silver itself seems commonplace in Jerusalem. The queen’s visit therefore opens the chapter with wisdom examined and closes into a world where wealth is nearly everywhere. That abundance is not presented as imaginary or automatically wicked, but the final concentration on Egyptian horses, chariots, silver, and gold brings Deuteronomy’s instructions for kings into view. The chapter becomes a hinge. Solomon’s fame has reached its brightest international expression, while the categories of royal multiplication now stand ready for the next chapter’s account of a heart turned away.

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