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2 Chronicles 9:13-28
New English Translation

Solomon’s Wealth

13 Solomon received 666 talents[a] of gold per year,[b] 14 besides what he collected from the merchants[c] and traders. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures[d] of hammered gold were used for each shield. 16 He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold; 300 measures[e] of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.[f]

17 The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 There were six steps leading up to the throne, and a gold footstool was attached to the throne.[g] The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side.[h] 19 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.[i]

20 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.[j] 21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships[k] manned by Huram’s men[l] that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet[m] came into port with cargoes of[n] gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[o]

22 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.[p] 23 All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.[q] 24 Year after year visitors brought their gifts, which included items of silver, items of gold, clothes, perfume, spices, horses, and mules.[r]

25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses[s] and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and also with him in Jerusalem.[t] 26 He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River[u] to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt. 27 The king made silver as plentiful[v] in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was[w] as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.[x] 28 Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:13 tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the gold Solomon received annually was 44,822 lbs. (20,380 kg).
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:13 tn Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:14 tn Heb “traveling men.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:15 tn The Hebrew text has simply “600,” with no unit of measure given.
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:16 tn The Hebrew text has simply “300,” with no unit of measure given.
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:16 sn This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest. See 1 Kgs 7:2.
  7. 2 Chronicles 9:18 tc The parallel text of 1 Kgs 10:19 has instead “and the back of it was rounded on top.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 9:18 tn Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”
  9. 2 Chronicles 9:19 tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for any kingdom.”
  10. 2 Chronicles 9:20 tn Heb “there was no silver regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”
  11. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
  12. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “servants.”
  13. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
  14. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”
  15. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”
  16. 2 Chronicles 9:22 tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.”
  17. 2 Chronicles 9:23 tn Heb “and all the kings of the earth were seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”
  18. 2 Chronicles 9:24 tn Heb “and they were bringing each one his gift, items of silver…and mules, the matter of a year in a year.”
  19. 2 Chronicles 9:25 tc The parallel text of 1 Kgs 10:26 reads “fourteen hundred chariots.”
  20. 2 Chronicles 9:25 tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”
  21. 2 Chronicles 9:26 tn Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew the Euphrates River was typically referred to simply as “the River.”
  22. 2 Chronicles 9:27 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied for clarification.
  23. 2 Chronicles 9:27 tn Heb “he made cedar.”
  24. 2 Chronicles 9:27 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
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2 Chronicles 9:13-28
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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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Notas al pie

  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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