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1 Kings 10:9-11
New International Version - UK
1 Kings 10:9-11
New International Version - UK
9 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.’
10 And she gave the king 120 talents[a] of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir; and from there they brought great cargoes of almug-wood[b] and precious stones.
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- 1 Kings 10:10 That is, about 4 metric tons
- 1 Kings 10:11 Probably a variant of algum-wood; also in verse 12
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