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2 Chronicles 9:11-13
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2 Chronicles 9:11-13
Expanded Bible
11 King Solomon used the ·juniper wood [sandalwood; algum] to build steps for the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord and the ·palace [L house] and to make lyres and harps for the ·musicians [singers]. No one in Judah had ever seen ·such beautiful things as these [anything like them].
12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she ·wanted [desired] and asked for, even more than she had brought to him. Then she and her servants returned to her own country.
Solomon’s Wealth(A)
13 Every year King Solomon received ·about fifty thousand pounds [L 666 talents] of gold.
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2 Chronicles 9:11-13
New International Version
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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