13 And King Solomon granted the queen of Sheba everything she desired, whatever she requested, besides what he gave her in proportion to [a]his royal bounty. Then she [b]departed and went to her own land [c]together with her servants.

Wealth, Splendor, and Wisdom

14 (A)Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was [d]666 talents of gold, 15 besides that from the traders, and the [e]wares of the merchants and all the kings of the (B)Arabs and the governors of the country.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:13 Lit the hand of King Solomon
  2. 1 Kings 10:13 Lit turned around
  3. 1 Kings 10:13 Lit she and her
  4. 1 Kings 10:14 About 25 tons or 23 metric tons
  5. 1 Kings 10:15 Or traffic

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