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1 Kings 10:14

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Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

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KJV King James Version

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

ASV American Standard Version

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

YLT 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,

Surrounding context — 1 Kings 10

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.

14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

15 Beside [that he had] of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.

17 And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto be מִשְׁקַ֣לH4948 · mish.qalweight הַזָּהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgold אֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhich בָּ֥אH935 · boto come (in): come לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomon בְּשָׁנָ֣הH8141 · sha.nehyear אֶחָ֑תH259 · e.chadone שֵׁ֥שׁH8337 · sheshsix מֵא֛וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundred שִׁשִּׁ֥יםH8346 · shish.shimsixty וָשֵׁ֖שׁH8337 · sheshsix כִּכַּ֥רH3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)זָהָֽב׃H2091 · za.havgold

Cross-references

1 Kings 9:28And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.2 Chronicles 9:13-28Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

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