1 Kings 10:14-29
Legacy Standard Bible
Solomon’s Riches and Wisdom
14 (A)Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, 15 besides that from the traders and the [a]wares of the merchants and all the kings of the (B)Arabs and the governors of the country. 16 (C)And King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, [b]using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield. 17 And he made (D)300 shields of beaten gold, [c]using [d]three minas of gold on each shield, and (E)the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 18 Moreover, the king made a great throne of (F)ivory and overlaid it with refined gold. 19 There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and [e]arms [f]on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the [g]arms. 20 Twelve lions were also standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for all the other kingdoms. 21 Now all King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not considered [h]valuable in the days of Solomon. 22 For (G)the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.
23 (H)So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. 24 And all the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, (I)to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. 25 (J)And they brought every man his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, a set amount year by year.
26 (K)And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. And he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen and [i]stationed them in the (L)chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 27 (M)The king also made silver as plentiful as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the [j]Shephelah. 28 (N)Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue; the king’s merchants procured them from Kue for a price. 29 And a chariot [k]was imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150; and [l]by the same means they exported them (O)to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
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- 1 Kings 10:15 Or traffic
- 1 Kings 10:16 Lit he brought up
- 1 Kings 10:17 Lit he brought up
- 1 Kings 10:17 Approx. 3.8 lb. or 1.7 kg, a mina was approx. 1.25 lb. or 0.6 kg
- 1 Kings 10:19 Lit hands
- 1 Kings 10:19 Lit on this side and on this at the place of the seat
- 1 Kings 10:19 Lit hands
- 1 Kings 10:21 Lit anything
- 1 Kings 10:26 As in ancient versions; Heb led
- 1 Kings 10:27 Or lowland
- 1 Kings 10:29 Lit came up and went out from
- 1 Kings 10:29 Lit in like manner by their hand
1 Kings 10:14-29
American Standard Version
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 besides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of [a]the mingled people, and of the governors of the country. 16 And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three [b]pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. 19 There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were [c]stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays. 20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. 21 And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. 24 And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. 28 And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price. 29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out [d]by their means.
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- 1 Kings 10:15 In 2 Chr. 9:14, Arabia.
- 1 Kings 10:17 Hebrew maneh.
- 1 Kings 10:19 Or, arms. Hebrew hands.
- 1 Kings 10:29 Hebrew in their hand.
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