13 And King Solomon gave unto the Queen of Sheba, whatsoever she would ask, besides that, which Solomon gave her of his [a]kingly liberality: so she returned and went to her own country, both she and her servants.

14 ¶ Also the weight of gold, that came to Solomon in one year, was six hundred threescore and six (A)talents of gold,

15 Besides that he had of merchant men and of the merchandises of them that sold spices, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the princes of the [b]country.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:13 Hebrew, by the hand of the King.
  2. 1 Kings 10:15 To wit, of Arabia, which for the great abundance of all things was called Happy.

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