2 Chronicles 9:13

Solomon’s Splendor

13 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,^[a]

2 Chronicles 9:13 in Other Translations

13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

13 Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold.

13 Solomon received twenty-five tons of gold annually.

13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was 25 tons,

2 Chronicles 9:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 10:13

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:14).

2 Chronicles 9:13 In-Context

11 The king used the algumwood to make steps for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah.)

12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

13 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,

14 not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the territories brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons