1 Kings 10:14

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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
• 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

12The king used the almugwood to make supports for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.) 13King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country. The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents, 15not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories. 16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

1 Kings 10:14 word by word

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

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:14

• 1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:14

• Gold
• Solomon
• Talent

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Exceed
• Navy
• Seek
• Government
• Kings, Books of
• Money
• Tax; Taxing
• Temple
• Arabia, Arabian

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