1Ki 10:14-28 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold ,

‏ 1 Kings 10:14-28

Wealth, Splendor, and Wisdom

14 ^aNow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was ^{▼▼About 25 tons or 23 metric tons}666 talents of gold, 15 besides that from the traders, and the ^{▼▼Or traffic}wares of the merchants and all the kings of the ^dArabs and the governors of the country. 16 ^eKing Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, ^{▼▼Lit he brought up}using six hundred shekels of gold on each large shield. 17 And he made ^gthree hundred small shields of beaten gold, ^{▼▼Lit he brought up}using ^{▼▼About 3.8 lb. or 1.7 kg}three minas of gold on each shield; and ^jthe king put them in the house of the timber of Lebanon. 18 Moreover, the king made a large throne of ^kivory and overlaid it with fine gold. 19 There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its back, and ^{▼▼Lit hands}armrests ^{▼▼Lit from this and from this at the place of the seat}on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the ^{▼▼Lit hands}armrests. 20 Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for ^{▼▼Lit all kingdoms}any other kingdom. 21 Now all King Solomon’s drinking utensils were of gold, and all the utensils of the house of the timber of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not considered as amounting to anything in the days of Solomon. 22 For ^pthe king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s ships; once every three years the ships of Tarshish would come carrying gold and silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks.

23 ^qSo King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom. 24 And all the earth was seeking the ^{▼▼Lit face}attention of Solomon, ^sto hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 25 And ^tthey were bringing, everyone, ^{▼▼Lit his gift}a gift: articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, balsam oil, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

26 ^vNow Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he ^{▼▼As in ancient versions; MT led}stationed them in the ^xchariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 27 ^yAnd the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the ^{▼▼Heb Shephelah}lowland. 28 ^aaAlso Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s merchants acquired them from Kue for a price.