Verse 27
1 Kings 10:27
Free Bible Version
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A chariot imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse a hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the Hittite kings, and to the Aramean kings.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן הַ/מֶּ֧לֶךְ אֶת הַ/כֶּ֛סֶף בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם כָּ/אֲבָנִ֑ים וְ/אֵ֣ת הָ/אֲרָזִ֗ים נָתַ֛ן כַּ/שִּׁקְמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר בַּ/שְּׁפֵלָ֖ה לָ/רֹֽב
English Translation
And the king gave the silver in Jerusalem like stones, and the cedars he gave like the sycamores that are in the lowland in abundance.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
The queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she came to Jerusalem to test him with tough que...
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She brought with her a very large entourage, with camels loaded with spices, large amounts of gold,...
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Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing he couldn't explain to her.
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When the queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wisdom, and the palace he had built,
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the food on the table, how his officials lived, how his servants operated and how they were dressed,...
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She told the king, “It's true what I heard in my own country about your proverbs and your wisdom!
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7
But I didn't believe what they told me until I came and saw with my own eyes. In fact, I wasn't told...
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8
How happy your people must be! How happy those who work for you, who stand here every day listening...
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9
Praise the Lord your God (Elohim) who is so pleased with you, who placed you on his throne as king t...
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10
She presented the king with one hundred and twenty talents of gold, huge amounts of spices and preci...
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11
(Hiram's fleet of ships brought gold from Ophir, and also carried algum wood and precious stones.
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12
The king used the algum wood to make steps for the Temple and for the royal palace, and into lyres a...
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13
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she wanted, whatever she asked for. This was in addition to...
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14
The weight of gold that Solomon received each year was 666 talents,
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15
not including that received from traders and merchants, and all the kings of Arabia and governors of...
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16
King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold. Each shield required six hundred shekels of...
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17
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold. Each of these shields required three gold...
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18
The king also made a great throne of ivory, and covered it with pure gold.
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19
The throne had six steps, with a rounded top at the back. There were armrests on both sides of the s...
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20
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one on opposite ends of each step. Nothing like this had ever b...
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21
All of King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the Palace of the Forest of L...
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22
The king had a fleet of ships from Tarshish crewed by Hiram's sailors. Once every three years the sh...
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23
Year after year, every visitor would bring gifts—articles of silver and gold, clothes, weapons, spic...
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24
Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen. He kept them in the chariot towns, and also...
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25
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore-fi...
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26
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue—the royal merchants purchased them in Kue.
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27
A chariot imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse a hundred and fifty. T...