2 Chronicles 9:9-11

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⁹ Then she gave the king ·about nine thousand pounds [^L120 talents] of gold and many spices and ·jewels [precious stones]. No one had ever given such spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

¹⁰ ·Hiram’s [or Huram’s; 2:3] men and Solomon’s men brought gold from Ophir [^Cperhaps a region in southern Arabia], ·juniper wood [sandalwood; algum], and ·jewels [precious stones]. ¹¹ King Solomon used the ·juniper wood [sandalwood; algum] to build steps for the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord and the ·palace [^Lhouse] and to make lyres and harps for the ·musicians [singers]. No one in Judah had ever seen ·such beautiful things as these [anything like them].