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How (A)blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom. (B)Blessed be Yahweh your God who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel; (C)because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, (D)to do justice and righteousness.” 10 (E)Then she gave the king [a]120 talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:10 Approx. 4.5 tons or 4.08 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg

How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear(A) your wisdom! Praise(B) be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love(C) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice(D) and righteousness.”

10 And she gave the king 120 talents[a] of gold,(E) large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons