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11 Solomon used the wood to make stairs for the Temple and for his palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Nothing like that had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.)

12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she asked for. This was in addition to what he gave her in exchange for the gifts[a] she brought to him. Then she and her attendants returned to the land of Sheba.

King Solomon's Wealth(A)

13 Every year King Solomon received over twenty-five tons of gold,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:12 Probable text he gave her in exchange for the gifts; Hebrew unclear.

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