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Surah 27. An-Naml, Ayah 38

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قَالَ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِى بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ
Q a la y a ayyuh a almalao ayyukum yateenee biAAarshih a qabla an yatoonee muslimeen a
[WHEN SOLOMON learned that the Queen of Sheba was coming,30 he said [to his council]: "O you nobles! Which of you can bring me her throne ere she and her followers come unto me in willing surrender to God?"31
  - Mohammad Asad

I.e., evidently in response to his message (Razi, Ibn Kathir).

Lit., "before they come unto me as people who surrender themselves (muslimin)" i.e. to God (see verse {31} above). The term "throne" ('arsh) is used here and in the sequence - as well as at the end of verse {23} - in its metonymic sense of "dominion" or "regal power" (Raghib). It appears that Solomon intends to confront his guest with an image of her worldly power, and thus to convince her that her "throne" is as nothing when compared with the awesome almightiness of God.

Later on when Sulaiman (Solomon) heard that the Queen of Sheba was coming in submission, he asked: "O my chiefs! Which of you can bring to me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Solomon asked, 'O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in 'full' submission?'1
  - Mustafa Khattab

 To explain why Prophet Solomon brought the Queen’s magnificent throne and built the marvellous palace, many traditional commentators cite some folkloric or legendary stories. However, none of these stories is supported by reliable Islamic sources.

He said: O chiefs! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come unto me, surrendering?
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
He said (to his own men): "Ye Chiefs! which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?" 3273
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The throne is symbolical of power and dignity. So far her throne was based on material wealth: Solomon is going to alter it to a basis of Faith and the Religion of Unity.

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