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11 And the king made of the brazil wood stairs to the house of the LORD and to the king’s palace and harps and psalteries for the singers, and such wood had never been seen before in the land of Judah.

12 And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, more than what she had brought unto the king. Then she turned and went away to her own land with her slaves.

13 ¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

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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]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:13 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons