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Contemporary English Version

1 Kings 10:14

Solomon received about twenty-five tons of gold a year.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gold;   Solomon;   Talent;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sabeans;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Arabia;   King;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Antichrist;   Commerce;   Paul;   Phoenice;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Government;   Israel;   Mining and Metals;   Sheba, Queen of;   Solomon;   Trade and Commerce;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Numbers as Symbols;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hiram;   Tyre;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sol'omon;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Scorpion;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Government;   Money;   Solomon;   Tax;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Arabia;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was twenty-five tons,
Hebrew Names Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Shlomo in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
King James Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
English Standard Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
New Century Version
Every year King Solomon received about fifty thousand pounds of gold.
New English Translation
Solomon received 666 talents of gold per year,
Amplified Bible
Now the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one [particular] year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
New American Standard Bible
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also the weight of golde, that came to Salomon in one yeere, was sixe hundreth three score and six talents of gold,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
Complete Jewish Bible
The weight of the gold Shlomo received annually came to twenty-two tons of gold,
Darby Translation
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
Easy-to-Read Version
Every year King Solomon received almost 25 tons of gold.
George Lamsa Translation
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents,
Good News Translation
Every year King Solomon received over twenty-five tons of gold,
Lexham English Bible
The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
Literal Translation
And the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty six talents of gold,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The golde that came to Salomon in one yeare, was nyne and thyrtie score hundreth weighte,
American Standard Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Bible in Basic English
Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The waight of golde that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred theescore and sixe talentes of golde,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
King James Version (1611)
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred, threescore & six talents of gold,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.
English Revised Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Berean Standard Bible
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the weyte of gold, that was offrid to Salomon bi ech yeer, was of sixe hundrid and sixe and sixti talentis of gold,
Young's Literal Translation
And the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talents of gold,
Update Bible Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Webster's Bible Translation
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty six talents of gold,
World English Bible
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
New King James Version
The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
New Living Translation
Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold.
New Life Bible
The gold which came in to Solomon in one year weighed as much as 666 small men,
New Revised Standard
The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass that, the weight of the gold which came in unto Solomon in one year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold:
Revised Standard Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
THE MESSAGE
Solomon received twenty-five tons of gold in tribute annually. This was above and beyond the taxes and profit on trade with merchants and assorted kings and governors.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the weight of gold which came in to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

Contextual Overview

14 Solomon received about twenty-five tons of gold a year. 15 The merchants and traders, as well as the kings of Arabia and rulers from Israel, also gave him gold. 16 Solomon made two hundred gold shields and used about seven and a half pounds of gold for each one. 17 He also made three hundred smaller gold shields, using almost four pounds for each one, and he put the shields in his palace in Forest Hall. 18 His throne was made of ivory and covered with pure gold. 19The back of the throne was rounded at the top, and it had armrests on each side. There was a statue of a lion on both sides of the throne, and there was a statue of a lion at both ends of each of the six steps leading up to the throne. No other throne in the world was like Solomon's. 21 Since silver was almost worthless in those days, everything was made of gold, even the cups and dishes used in Forest Hall. 22 Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks. 23 He was the richest and wisest king in the world. 24 People from every nation wanted to hear the wisdom God had given him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 2989-3029, bc 1015-975

was six hundred: Equal to 4,683,675 12s. 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion. See note on 1 Kings 9:28.

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:14 - General 1 Chronicles 22:14 - an hundred thousand 2 Chronicles 9:13 - the weight Psalms 72:15 - to him

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 2:23
A group called the Avvim used to live in villages as far south as Gaza, but the Philistines killed them and settled on their land.
1 Chronicles 1:12
Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines.
Isaiah 11:11
When that day comes, the Lord will again reach out his mighty arm and bring home his people who have survived in Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the land along the coast.
Jeremiah 44:1
The Lord told me to speak with the Jews who were living in the towns of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis in northern Egypt, and also to those living in southern Egypt. He told me to tell them:
Jeremiah 47:4
You refugees from Crete, your time has now come, and I will destroy you. None of you will be left to help the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
Amos 9:7
Israel, I am the Lord God, and the Ethiopians are no less important to me than you are. I brought you out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and the Arameans from Kir.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold. From Ophir and Tarshish, and wherever he traded; which was of our money, according to Berewood k, 2,997,000 pounds; or as another learned man l, who makes it equal to 5,138,520 ducats of gold.

k De Ponder. & Pret. c. 5. l Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 3. p. 580.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Six hundred threescore and six talents of gold - About 3,646, 350 of our money. Solomon’s annual revenue exceeded that of Oriental empires very much greater in extent than his, and must have made him one of the richest, if not the very richest, of the monarchs of his time.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 10:14. The weight of gold - was six hundred threescore and six talents — This would amount in our money to £4,683,675 12s. 8 1/2d. sterling. This seems to be what he got annually of bullion; but independently of this, he had tribute of all the kings of Arabia, duties from merchantmen, and the traffic of spice merchants; see 1 Kings 10:25.


 
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