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1 Kings 10:12-14
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 10:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 The king made steps of almug wood for the temple of the Lord and for the king’s palace as well as harps and stringed instruments for accompanying singers. Almug wood such as this has not arrived or been seen up to the present day.
13 King Solomon gave the Queen of Sheba whatever she desired. He gave her whatever she asked for in addition to what King Solomon had already given her. She then returned, going to her own country along with her servants.
14 Solomon’s Wealth.[a]The weight of the gold that Solomon would receive in a year was six hundred, sixty-six talents
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- 1 Kings 10:14 God was generous to Solomon and rewarded him with enormous wealth and power because when presented with the opportunity, he had humbly asked for wisdom (1 Ki 3:13).
