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1 Kings 10:14
1 Kings 10:14 is verse 14 of 1 Kings chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
666 talents is approximately 25.1 tons or 22.8 metric tons 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,
World English Bible
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
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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1 Kings 10:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible
12 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
15 not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents —and delivered it to Solomon.