1 Kings 10
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1 Kings 10:10-13

10Then she gaveH5414 the kingH4428 120H3967H6242 talentsH3603 of goldH2091,1 a great quantity ofH7235H3966 spicesH1314, and preciousH3368 stonesH68. NeverH3808 againH5750 were spicesH1314 in suchH1931 abundanceH7230 brought inH935 as thoseH834 the queenH4436 of ShebaH7614 gaveH5414 to KingH4428 SolomonH8010.

11(The fleetH590 of HiramH2438 thatH834 broughtH5375 goldH2091 from OphirH211 alsoH1571 broughtH935 from OphirH211 a great cargoH7235H3966 of almugH4842 woodH6086 and preciousH3368 stonesH68. 12The kingH4428 madeH6213 the almugH484 woodH6086 into stepsH4552 for the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 and for the king’sH4428 palaceH1004, and into lyresH3658 and harpsH5035 for the singersH7891. NeverH3808 before had suchH3651 almugH484 woodH6086 been brought inH935, nor has suchH3808 been seen againH7200 toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117.)

13KingH4428 SolomonH8010 gaveH5414 the queenH4436 of ShebaH7614 allH3605 she desiredH2656—whateverH834 she askedH7592—besidesH905 whatH834 he had givenH5414 her out ofH8010 his royalH4428 bountyH3027. Then she leftH6437 and returnedH1980 to her own countryH776, along with her servantsH5650.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 10:10 120 talents is approximately 4.52 tons or 4.1 metric tons of gold. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 10:11 Almug is probably a variant of algum; also in verse 12; see 2 Chronicles 2:8. ↩

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