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11 The king used the algum wood[a] to have steps made for the Lord’s Temple and for the royal palace, as well as lyres and harps for the choir,[b] and nothing like that wood[c] had been seen before in the territory of Judah. 12 In return, King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted and requested in addition to what she had brought for the king. Afterward, she returned to her own land, accompanied by her servants.

Solomon’s Wealth(A)

13 Solomon received in any given year about 666 talents[d] of gold,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Or the Juniper trees
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Lit. singers
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:11 The Heb. lacks wood
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:13 I.e. about 49,950 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds