2Ch 9:13-28 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold ,

2 Chronicles 9:13-28

Solomon’s Wealth and Power

13 ^aNow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was ^{▼▼About 25 tons or 23 metric tons}666 talents of gold, 14 besides what the traders and merchants brought; and all ^cthe kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, ^{▼▼Lit he brought up}using six hundred shekels of beaten gold on each large shield. 16 He made three hundred shields of beaten gold, ^{▼▼Lit he brought up}using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

17 Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and ^{▼▼Lit hands}arms ^{▼▼Lit from this and from this at the place of the seat}on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the ^{▼▼Lit hands}arms. 19 Twelve 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. 20 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 ^{▼▼Lit anything}valuable in the days of Solomon. 21 ^jFor the king had ships which went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 ^kSo King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom. 23 And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. 24 ^lThey were bringing, each of them his gift: articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, balsam oil, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

25 Now Solomon had ^mfour thousand stalls for horses and chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26 ⁿHe was ruler over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt. 27 ^oAnd the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the ^{▼▼Heb shephelah}lowland. 28 ^qAnd they were bringing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all countries.