King Solomon’s Wealth
The Fame of King Solomon’s wealth reached far and wide. The Bible relates in 1 Kings 10:14-16:
"The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents...''
“King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.”
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1 Kings 10:14-16
"The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents…”
“King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.”
מְלָכִים א' י':י"ד-ט"ז
"וַֽיְהִי֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁר-בָּ֥א לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֛וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵׁ֖שׁ כִּכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב...""וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מָאתַ֥יִם צִנָּ֖ה זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֑וּט שֵׁשׁ-מֵא֣וֹת זָהָ֔ב יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל-הַצִּנָּ֥ה הָאֶחָֽת."
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