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OET-RV by cross-referenced section 2CH 9:13

2CH 9:13–9:28 ©

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The wealth of Solomon

2Ch 9:13–28

1Ki 10:14–25

9:13 The wealth of Solomon

(1 Kgs 10:14-25)

13 14 15 16

17 18 19

20 21

22 23 24

25[ref] 26[ref] 27 28[ref]


10:14 Shelomoh’s wealth

(2 Chr. 9:13-29)

14The amount of gold that came to Shelomoh in one year was around twenty-two tonnes, 15not counting what came from explorers and traders, and all the Arab kings, and the governors of the land.

16King Shelomoh had two hundred body shields made from beaten gold overlaid over wood—each shield took six kilograms of gold. 17He also had three hundred smaller shields made—each of them covered with two kilograms of gold—and placed in hisLebanon Forest Hall’.

18The king had a large ivory throne made and overlaid with pure gold. 19It had six steps going up to it and the seat-back was rounded at the top. It had armrests on both sides, then a lion on each side next to the armrests, 20plus twelve lions standing one on each side of the six steps. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.

21All of Shelomoh’s cups were gold, and the various dishes in the ‘Lebanon Forest Hall’ were also pure gold. Nothing was made out of silver because it was considered to be of little value during Shelomoh’s time 22because the king had a fleet of ships that joined King Hiram’s fleet. Every three years the fleet would return bringin gold and silver, ivory, monkeys and baboons.[fn]

23King Shelomoh became richer and wiser than any other king in the world, 24and even people from distant countries would come to see Shelomoh to listen to the wisdom that God had given him. 25Every visitor would bring a gift: gold containers, clothes, weapons, spices, horses and mules. This continued year after year.


10:22 baboons: We’re not certain of the meaning of this last word (some suggest ‘peacocks’), nor are we sure of the type of the ships named ‘Tarshish ships’.

Collected OET-RV cross-references

1Ki 4:26:

26Shelomoh had forty thousand stalls for his chariot horses, and twelve thousand horsemen.[ref]


4:26: 1Ki 10:26; 2Ch 1:14; 9:25.

Gen 15:18:

18On that day Yahweh made an agreement with Abram, saying, “I’ve given this land to your descendants, from Egypt’s river to the famous Euphrates River.[ref]


15:18: Acts 7:5.

1Ki 4:21:

21Shelomoh controlled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border, so they brought tribute to him and followed his orders during his lifetime.[ref]


4:21: Gen 15:18; 2Ch 9:26.

Deu 17:16:

16[ref]


17:16: 1Ki 10:28; 2Ch 1:16; 9:28.