Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents† of gold,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Kings 10:14 in context
1 Kings 10:11–17
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The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees and precious stones.
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The king made of the almug trees pillars for the LORD’s house and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen to this day.
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King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, in addition to that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
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Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents† of gold,
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in addition to that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.
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- A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 666 talents is about 20 metric tons
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