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King Solomon used the juniper wood to build steps for the Temple of the Lord and the palace and to make lyres and harps for the musicians. No one in Judah had ever seen such beautiful things as these.
12
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted and asked for, even more than she had brought to him. Then she and her servants returned to her own country.
13
Every year King Solomon received about fifty thousand pounds of gold.
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Besides that, he also received gold from traders and merchants. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver.
15
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, each of which contained about seven and one-half pounds of hammered gold.