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Huram's servants and Shlomo's servants, who had brought the gold from Ofir, now brought sandalwood and precious stones.
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The king used the sandalwood to make walkways for the house of ADONAI and for the royal palace, also lyres and lutes for the singers. None like these had been seen before in the land of Y'hudah.
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King Shlomo gave the queen of Sh'va everything she wanted, whatever she asked, more than what she had brought to the king. After this, she returned and went back to her own country, she and her servants.
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The weight of the gold Shlomo received annually came to twenty-two tons,
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besides that which came from customs duties and sales taxes; also all the Arab kings and regional governors brought gold and silver to Shlomo.
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King Shlomo made 200 large shields of hammered gold; fifteen pounds of hammered gold went into one shield.
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He made 300 more shields of hammered gold, with seven-and-a-half pounds going into one shield; the king put these in the House of the L'vanon Forest.
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The king also made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
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The throne had six steps and a gold footstool; these were fastened to the throne. There were arms on either side of the seat, two lions standing beside the arms,
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and twelve more lions standing on each side of the six steps. Nothing like it had ever been made in any kingdom.
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All King Shlomo's drinking vessels were of gold; and all the utensils in the House of the L'vanon Forest were of pure gold; for in Shlomo's time, silver was regarded as having little value.