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2 Chronicles 9:13-28
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Solomon’s Wealth

13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon(A) annually was twenty-five tons,[a] 14 besides what was brought by the merchants and traders. All the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds[b] of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 7½ pounds[c] of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)

17 The king also made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 The throne had six steps; there was a footstool covered in gold for the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests. 19 Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.

20 All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon’s time, 21 for the king’s ships kept going to Tarshish(C) with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[d]

22 King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and wisdom.(D) 23 All the kings of the world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. 24 Each of them would bring his own gift—items[e] of silver and gold, clothing, weapons,[f][g] spices, and horses and mules—as an annual tribute.

25 Solomon(E) had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.(F) He stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26 He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.(G) 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills. 28 They were bringing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all the countries.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:13 Lit 666 talents
  2. 9:15 Lit 600 (shekels)
  3. 9:16 Lit 300 (shekels)
  4. 9:21 Or baboons
  5. 9:24 Or vessels, or weapons
  6. 9:24 LXX reads resin
  7. 9:24 Or fragrant balsam
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2 Chronicles 9:13-28
International Standard Version

Solomon’s Wealth(A)

13 Solomon received in any given year about 666 talents[a] of gold, 14 not including revenue from traders and merchants. In addition, all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the nation brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces,[b] 16 and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces.[c] The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest. 17 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 Six steps led up to the throne. A golden footstool was attached to the throne, which had armrests on each side of the seat and two lions standing on either side of each armrest. 19 Twelve lions were placed on both sides of the six steps leading to the throne,[d] and nothing comparable was made for any other[e] kingdom. 20 All of King Solomon’s drinking vessels were made of[f] gold, and all the vessels in his palace in the Lebanon forest were made of[g] pure gold. Silver was never considered to be valuable during the lifetime of Solomon, 21 because the king had ships that sailed to Tarshish accompanied by Hiram’s servants. Once every three years ships from Tarshish returned, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 As a result, King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in regards to wealth and wisdom. 23 All the kings of the earth continued to seek audiences with Solomon so they could hear the wise things that God had put in his heart. 24 Everyone kept on bringing gifts on an annual basis, including items made of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules. 25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, along with 12,000 cavalry soldiers. He stationed them in various chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26 King Solomon[h] ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates[i] River west[j] to the land of the Philistines and as far south as the boundary with Egypt.

27 The king made silver as common as[k] stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore trees in the Shephelah.[l] 28 They also kept bringing horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all of the surrounding[m] countries.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:13 I.e. about 49,950 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:15 MT does not identify the individual unit of measure
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:16 MT does not identify the individual unit of measure
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:19 The Heb. lacks leading to the throne
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:19 The Heb. lacks other
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:20 The Heb. lacks made of
  7. 2 Chronicles 9:20 The Heb. lacks made of
  8. 2 Chronicles 9:26 Lit. He
  9. 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Heb. lacks Euphrates
  10. 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Heb. lacks west
  11. 2 Chronicles 9:27 The Heb. lacks as common as
  12. 2 Chronicles 9:27 I.e. the verdant central lowlands of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  13. 2 Chronicles 9:28 The Heb. lacks surrounding
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