Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

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(A)Blessed be the Lord your God, who (B)delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, (C)to do justice and righteousness.”

10 Then she (D)gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 11 (E)Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of [a]almug wood and precious stones from Ophir.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:11 algum, 2 Chr. 9:10, 11

(A)Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! (B)Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, (C)that you may execute justice and righteousness.” 10 (D)Then she gave the king 120 talents[a] of gold, and a very great quantity of spices and precious stones. Never again came such an abundance of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

11 Moreover, (E)the fleet of Hiram, which brought (F)gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir a very great amount of almug wood and precious stones.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:10 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms