2 Chronicles 9:13–24

Solomon’s Riches and Wisdom

^13aNow the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

¹⁴besides that which the traders and merchants brought; and all ^athe kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

¹⁵And King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, ¹using ²600 shekels of beaten gold on each large shield.

¹⁶And he made 300 shields of beaten gold, ¹using ²300 shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

¹⁷Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

¹⁸And there were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and ¹arms ²on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the ³arms.

¹⁹Twelve lions were also standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

²⁰Now all King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered ¹valuable in the days of Solomon.

^21aFor the king had ships which went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.

^22aSo King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

²³And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

^24aAnd they brought every man his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules, a set amount year by year.