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1 Kings 10:14-16
21st Century King James Version
1 Kings 10:14-16
21st Century King James 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 what he had from the merchants, and from the traffic of the spice merchants, and from all the kings of Arabia, and from 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.
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1 Kings 10:14-16
New International Version
1 Kings 10:14-16
New International Version
Solomon’s Splendor(A)
14 The weight of the gold(B) that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,[a] 15 not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields(C) of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[b] of gold went into each shield.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:14 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
- 1 Kings 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
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