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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]

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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