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1 Kings 10:9-11
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 10:9-11
Christian Standard Bible
9 Blessed be the Lord your God! He delighted in you and put you on the throne of Israel,(A) because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel.(B) He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”(C)
10 Then she gave the king four and a half tons[a] of gold,(D) a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did such a quantity of spices arrive as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 In addition, Hiram’s fleet that carried gold from Ophir brought from Ophir a large quantity of almug[b] wood and precious stones.(E)
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1 Kings 10:9-11
New International Version
1 Kings 10:9-11
New International Version
9 Praise(A) 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(B) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice(C) and righteousness.”
10 And she gave the king 120 talents[a] of gold,(D) 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.
11 (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir;(E) and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood[b] and precious stones.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
- 1 Kings 10:11 Probably a variant of algumwood; also in verse 12
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