KJV King James Version
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
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1 Kings 10:10
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
ASV American Standard Version
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices very many, and precious stone; there came not like that spice any more for abundance that the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 10
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen [it]: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8 Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
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וַתִּתֵּ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלַמֶּ֜לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingמֵאָ֥הH3967 · me.ahhundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀H6242 · es.rimtwentyכִּכַּ֣רH3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)זָהָ֗בH2091 · za.havgoldוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםH1314 · be.semspiceהַרְבֵּ֥הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyמְאֹ֖דH3966 · me.odmuchוְאֶ֣בֶןH68 · e.venstoneיְקָרָ֑הH3368 · ya.qarpreciousלֹא־H3808 · lonotבָא֩H935 · boto come (in): comeכַבֹּ֨שֶׂםH1314 · be.semspiceהַה֥וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itעוֹד֙H5750 · odstillלָרֹ֔בH7230 · rovabundanceאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנָתְנָ֥הH5414 · na.tanto give: giveמַֽלְכַּת־H4436 · mal.kahQueen (of Sheba)שְׁבָ֖אH7614 · she.vaShebaלַמֶּ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃H8010 · she.lo.mohSolomon
Cross-references
1 Kings 10:2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.Exodus 30:34And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; [these] sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like [weight]:1 Kings 9:14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If [it must be] so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:Psalm 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.Psalm 72:15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall he be praised.Revelation 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.Proverbs 3:13-15Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.
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