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2 Chronicles 9:13

2 Chronicles 9:13 is verse 13 of 2 Chronicles chapter 9, 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.

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King James Version

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and 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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2 Chronicles 9:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible

11 The king made the algum 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 anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)

12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.

13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,

14 not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

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Hebrew words

וַיְהִי֙and it was מִשְׁקַ֣ל[the] weight of הַזָּהָ֔בthe gold אֲשֶׁרwhich בָּ֥אit came לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הto Solomon בְּשָׁנָ֣הin a year אֶחָ֑תone שֵׁ֥שׁsix מֵא֛וֹתhundred<s>וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand sixty וָשֵׁ֖שׁand six כִּכְּרֵ֥יtalents of זָהָֽבgold

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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 10:14
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,

1 Kings 10:15
not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.

Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Psalms 72:15
Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

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