"Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold," — 1 Kings 10:14

1 Kings 10:14 · KJV

“Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,”

— 1 Kings 10:14

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside {that} which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. {of his...: Heb. according to the hand of king Solomon}

Verse 15

Beside {that he had} of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. {governors: or, captains}

1 Kings 10 — Context

And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. {pillars: or, rails: Heb. a prop}

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

Beside {that he had} of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. {governors: or, captains}

And king Solomon made two hundred targets {of} beaten gold: six hundred {shekels} of gold went to one target.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:28

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought {it} to king Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:13-28

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

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