13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.(A)

Solomon’s Wealth

14 The weight(B) of gold that came to Solomon annually was twenty-five tons,[a] 15 besides what came from merchants,(C) traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:14 Lit 666 talents

13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

Solomon’s Splendor(A)

14 The weight of the gold(B) that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,[a] 15 not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:14 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons