2 Chronicles 9:11-13
Common English Bible
11 The king made steps[a] for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace with the algum wood, as well as lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah. 12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she wanted, even more than she had brought the king. Then she and her servants returned to her homeland.
Solomon’s wealth
13 Solomon received an annual income of six hundred sixty-six kikkars of gold,
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- 2 Chronicles 9:11 LXX, Vulg; Heb uncertain
2 Chronicles 9:11-13
New International Version
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.
Solomon’s Splendor(A)
13 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,[a]
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 9:13 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
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