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Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds[a] of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never before had there been spices as fine as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

10 (In addition, the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought red sandalwood[b] and precious jewels. 11 The king used the sandalwood to make steps[c] for the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had such beautiful things been seen in Judah.)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:9 Hebrew 120 talents [4,000 kilograms].
  2. 9:10 Hebrew algum wood (also in 9:11); perhaps a variant spelling of almug. Compare parallel text at 1 Kgs 10:11-12.
  3. 9:11 Or gateways. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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