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1 Kings 10:9-11
Complete Jewish Bible
1 Kings 10:9-11
Complete Jewish Bible
9 Blessed be Adonai your God, who took pleasure in you to put you on the throne of Isra’el. Because of Adonai’s eternal love for Isra’el, he has made you king, to administer judgment and justice fairly.” 10 Then she gave the king four tons of gold, a huge amount of spices, and precious stones; never again did there arrive such an abundance of spices as those the queen of Sh’va gave to King Shlomo.
11 Hiram’s fleet which had brought gold from Ofir now brought in from Ofir a large quantity of sandalwood and precious stones.
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1 Kings 10:9-11
New International Version
1 Kings 10:9-11
New International Version
9 Praise(A) be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love(B) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice(C) and righteousness.”
10 And she gave the king 120 talents[a] of gold,(D) large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir;(E) and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood[b] and precious stones.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
- 1 Kings 10:11 Probably a variant of algumwood; also in verse 12
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