1 Kings 10:15

15 not counting [the gold] which came from the merchants, the traders' profits, all the Arab kings, and the governors of the country.

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 the queen of Sheba anything she wanted, whatever she asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal generosity. Then she and her servants went back to her country.

14 The gold that came to Solomon in one year weighed 49,950 pounds,

15 not counting [the gold] which came from the merchants, the traders' profits, all the Arab kings, and the governors of the country.

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, using 15 pounds of gold on each shield.

17 He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold, using four pounds of gold on each shield. The king put them in the hall [which he called] the Forest of Lebanon.