1 Kings 10:14
12 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
15 not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
- KJV
- Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
- WEB
- Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
- ASV
- Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
- DARBY
- And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
- BLB
- And the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
- ÅB
- Vekten av det gull som i ett år kom inn til Salomo, var seks hundre og seks og seksti talenter,
- OTB
- Mengden av gull som kom til Salomo på ett år var seks hundre og sekstiseks talenter gull,
- B1930
- Vekten av det gull som i ett år kom inn til Salomo, var seks hundre og seks og seksti talenter,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 9:28
They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents —and delivered it to Solomon.
Read in context2 Chronicles 9:13–28
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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