KJV King James Version
Beside [that which] chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
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2 Chronicles 9:14
Beside [that which] chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
WEB World English Bible
besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
ASV American Standard Version
besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
apart from what the tourists, and the merchants, are bringing in; and all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land, are bringing in gold and silver to Solomon.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 9
11 And the king made [of] the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
14 Beside [that which] chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.
16 And three hundred shields [made he of] beaten gold: three hundred [shekels] of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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לְבַ֞דH905 · badalone: poleמֵאַנְשֵׁ֧יH582 · e.noshhumanהַתָּרִ֛יםH8446 · turto spyוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםH5503 · sa.charto tradeמְבִיאִ֑יםH935 · boto come (in): comeוְכָל־H3605 · kolallמַלְכֵ֤יH4428 · me.lekhkingעֲרַב֙H6152 · a.ravArabiaוּפַח֣וֹתH6346 · pe.chahgovernorהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמְבִיאִ֛יםH935 · boto come (in): comeזָהָ֥בH2091 · za.havgoldוָכֶ֖סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃H8010 · she.lo.mohSolomon
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