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