2 Chronicles 9:9-11

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⁹Then the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon 4 1/2 tons^[a] of gold, a huge amount of spices, and precious stones. She gave Solomon more spices than anyone has ever brought into Israel.

¹⁰Hiram’s servants brought gold from Ophir. They also brought in jewels and a special kind of wood.^[b] ¹¹King Solomon used this special wood to make steps for the Lord’s Temple and the king’s palace. Solomon also used the algum wood to make lyres and harps for the singers. No one ever saw such beautiful things like those made from the algum wood in the country of Judah.

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Footnotes

2 Chronicles 9:9 4 1/2 tons Literally, “120 talents” (4140 kg).
2 Chronicles 9:10 special … wood Literally, “algum” or “Almug,” as in 1 Kings. No one knows exactly what type of wood this was, but it might have been sandalwood.