12 (A)The king made from the almug trees supports for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, and lyres and harps for the singers; such almug trees have not come in again, nor have they been seen to this day.

13 And King Solomon granted the queen of Sheba everything she desired, whatever she requested, besides what he gave her in proportion to [a]his royal bounty. Then she [b]departed and went to her own land [c]together with her servants.

Wealth, Splendor, and Wisdom

14 (B)Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was [d]666 talents of gold,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:13 Lit the hand of King Solomon
  2. 1 Kings 10:13 Lit turned around
  3. 1 Kings 10:13 Lit she and her
  4. 1 Kings 10:14 About 25 tons or 23 metric tons

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