1 Kings 10:15

15 apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land.

1 Kings 10:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 10:15

Besides that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic
of the spice merchants
What they paid him as a duty or custom for the importation of their goods:

and of all the kings of Arabia;
who were subject to him, and paid him a yearly tribute, or at least made presents, see ( 1 Kings 4:21 1 Kings 4:24 )

and of the governors of the country;
who were viceroys or deputy governors of countries conquered by his father, and who collected tribute from the people, and paid it to him.

1 Kings 10:15 In-Context

13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all of her desire that she asked, besides that which {King Solomon freely offered her}. Then she turned and went to her land with her servants.

14 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year [was] six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

15 apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land.

16 King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold; six hundred [measures of] gold went up over each shield.

17 Also [he made] three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went up over each of the small shields; and the king put them [into] the House of the Forest of Lebanon.