Solomon: Wealth of

Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,

…not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,

Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”