1 Kings 10:14–22

Wealth, Splendor and Wisdom

^14aNow the weight of gold which came in to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

¹⁵besides that from the traders and the ¹wares of the merchants and all the kings of the ^aArabs and the governors of the country.

^16aKing Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, ¹using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

¹⁷He made ^a300 shields of beaten gold, ¹using three minas of gold on each shield, and ^bthe king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

¹⁸Moreover, the king made a great throne of ^aivory and overlaid it with refined gold.

¹⁹There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and ¹arms ²on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

²⁰Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

²¹All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not considered ¹valuable in the days of Solomon.

²²For ^athe king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.