1 Kings 10:15
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.
14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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.
17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
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
- not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- in addition to that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.
- ASV
- besides [that which] the traders [brought], and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mingled people, and of the governors of the country.
- DARBY
- besides what [came] by the dealers, and by the traffic of the merchants, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the governors of the country.
- BLB
- besides [that] from the men—tourists—and from the merchandise of the traders, and from all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country.
- ÅB
- foruten det som kom inn fra kjøpmennene og ved kremmernes handel og fra alle kongene i Arabia og fra stattholderne i landet.
- OTB
- foruten det fra handelsmennene og varene fra kjøpmennene og alle kongene av araberne og landets guvernører.
- B1930
- foruten det som kom inn fra kjøbmennene og ved kremmernes handel og fra alle kongene i Arabia og fra stattholderne i landet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 4:25
Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
Read in contextIsaiah 21:13
This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.
Read in context1 Chronicles 9:24
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
Read in contextPsalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Read in context2 Chronicles 9:13–14
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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