1 Kings 10:14-15

Solomon’s Splendor

14 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,[a]
15 not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.

1 Kings 10:14-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

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