English Standard Version
1 Kings 10:14
14Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
1 Kings 10:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
- New International Version (NIV)The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,
- New King James Version (NKJV)The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold.
Context of 1 Kings 10:14
12And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day. 13And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, 15besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land. 16King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.
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וַֽיְהִי֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֛וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵׁ֖שׁ כִּכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now the weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- that cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- was sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
- talentsכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The weight of gold - was six hundred threescore and six talents - This would amount in our money to 4,683, 675 12s. 8 1/2d. sterling. This seems to be what he got annually of bullion; but independently of this, he had tribute of all the kings of Arabia, duties from merchantmen, and the traffic of spice merchants; see 1 Kings 10:25.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Six hundred threescore and six talents of gold - About 3,646,350 of our money. Solomon‘s annual revenue exceeded that of Oriental empires very much greater in extent than his, and must have made him one of the richest, if not the very richest, of the monarchs of his time.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15666 talents (about 25 tons): Solomon got this large amount of gold from his businesses and taxes. He also charged tolls to merchants and traders passing through his kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year--666 talents, equal to £3,996,000. The sources whence this was derived are not mentioned; nor was it the full amount of his revenue; for this was "Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country." The great encouragement he gave to commerce was the means of enriching his royal treasury. By the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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