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1 Kings 10:8-10
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1 Kings 10:8-10
The Voice
8 Your people have been blessed as a result of living under your reign. Those who serve you continually are richly blessed to hear your wisdom day in and day out. 9 Praise the Eternal One your God, who believed in you enough to give you Israel’s throne. He is devoted to Israel forever; that is why He has made such a great man as you king. He knows you will dispense righteousness and justice fairly and wisely.
10 The queen then presented Solomon with 9,000 pounds[a] of gold and a large gift of spices and rare jewels. No other gift of spices given to the king ever compared to the gift the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
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- 10:10 120 talents
1 Kings 10:8-10
New International Version
1 Kings 10:8-10
New International Version
8 How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear(A) your wisdom! 9 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.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
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