Solomon’s Wealth

14 The weight(A) of gold that came to Solomon annually was twenty-five tons,[a] 15 besides what came from merchants,(B) traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.(C)

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; fifteen pounds[b] of gold went into each shield.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:14 Lit 666 talents
  2. 10:16 Lit 600 (shekels)

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