¹⁴ Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents^[a] of gold.^(A)

¹⁰ And she gave the king 120 talents^[a] of gold,^(A) 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;^(A) and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood^[a] and precious stones.

Solomon’s Splendor^(A)

¹⁴ The weight of the gold^(B) that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,^[a]

²¹ All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.^(A) Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days.

¹⁵ The king made silver and gold^(A) as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

⁸ I amassed silver and gold^(A) for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces.^(B) I acquired male and female singers,^(C) and a harem^[a] as well—the delights of a man’s heart.