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King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted, even more than she had brought the king. Then she and her servants returned to her homeland.
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Solomon received an annual income of six hundred sixty-six kikkars of gold,
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not including income from the traders and merchants. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought Solomon gold and silver.
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King Solomon made two hundred body-sized shields of hammered gold, using fifteen pounds of hammered gold in each shield;
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and three hundred small shields of hammered gold, using seven and a half pounds of hammered gold in each shield. The king placed these in the Forest of Lebanon Palace.