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New King James Version

1 Kings 10:14

The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gold;   Solomon;   Talent;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sabeans;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Arabia;   King;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Antichrist;   Commerce;   Paul;   Phoenice;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Government;   Israel;   Mining and Metals;   Sheba, Queen of;   Solomon;   Trade and Commerce;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Numbers as Symbols;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hiram;   Tyre;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sol'omon;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Scorpion;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Government;   Money;   Solomon;   Tax;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Arabia;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was twenty-five tons,
Hebrew Names Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Shlomo in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
King James Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
English Standard Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
New Century Version
Every year King Solomon received about fifty thousand pounds of gold.
New English Translation
Solomon received 666 talents of gold per year,
Amplified Bible
Now the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one [particular] year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
New American Standard Bible
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also the weight of golde, that came to Salomon in one yeere, was sixe hundreth three score and six talents of gold,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
Contemporary English Version
Solomon received about twenty-five tons of gold a year.
Complete Jewish Bible
The weight of the gold Shlomo received annually came to twenty-two tons of gold,
Darby Translation
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
Easy-to-Read Version
Every year King Solomon received almost 25 tons of gold.
George Lamsa Translation
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents,
Good News Translation
Every year King Solomon received over twenty-five tons of gold,
Lexham English Bible
The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
Literal Translation
And the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty six talents of gold,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The golde that came to Salomon in one yeare, was nyne and thyrtie score hundreth weighte,
American Standard Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Bible in Basic English
Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The waight of golde that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred theescore and sixe talentes of golde,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
King James Version (1611)
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred, threescore & six talents of gold,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.
English Revised Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Berean Standard Bible
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the weyte of gold, that was offrid to Salomon bi ech yeer, was of sixe hundrid and sixe and sixti talentis of gold,
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,
Update Bible Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Webster's Bible Translation
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty six talents of gold,
World English Bible
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
New Living Translation
Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold.
New Life Bible
The gold which came in to Solomon in one year weighed as much as 666 small men,
New Revised Standard
The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass that, the weight of the gold which came in unto Solomon in one year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold:
Revised Standard Version
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
THE MESSAGE
Solomon received twenty-five tons of gold in tribute annually. This was above and beyond the taxes and profit on trade with merchants and assorted kings and governors.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the weight of gold which came in to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

Contextual Overview

14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, 15 besides that from the traveling merchants, from the income of traders, from all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country. 16 And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. 20 Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom. 21 All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. 22 For the king had merchant ships [fn] at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. [fn] 23 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 2989-3029, bc 1015-975

was six hundred: Equal to 4,683,675 12s. 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion. See note on 1 Kings 9:28.

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:14 - General 1 Chronicles 22:14 - an hundred thousand 2 Chronicles 9:13 - the weight Psalms 72:15 - to him

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 2:23
And the Avim, who dwelt in villages as far as Gaza--the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their place.)
1 Chronicles 1:12
Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim).
Isaiah 11:11
It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
Jeremiah 44:1
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Noph, [fn] and in the country of Pathros, saying,
Jeremiah 47:4
Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the LORD shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor.
Amos 9:7
"Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to Me, O children of Israel?" says the LORD. "Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, The Philistines from Caphtor, And the Syrians from Kir?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold. From Ophir and Tarshish, and wherever he traded; which was of our money, according to Berewood k, 2,997,000 pounds; or as another learned man l, who makes it equal to 5,138,520 ducats of gold.

k De Ponder. & Pret. c. 5. l Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 3. p. 580.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Six hundred threescore and six talents of gold - About 3,646, 350 of our money. Solomon’s annual revenue exceeded that of Oriental empires very much greater in extent than his, and must have made him one of the richest, if not the very richest, of the monarchs of his time.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 10:14. The weight of gold - was six hundred threescore and six talents — This would amount in our money to £4,683,675 12s. 8 1/2d. sterling. This seems to be what he got annually of bullion; but independently of this, he had tribute of all the kings of Arabia, duties from merchantmen, and the traffic of spice merchants; see 1 Kings 10:25.


 
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