1 Kings 10:14
12 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.
13 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.
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
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.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
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
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
Read in context2 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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