1 Kings 10:13

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11 ^aAlso, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of¹ almug wood and precious stones from Ophir.

12 ^aAnd the king made¹ steps of the almug wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such ^balmug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day.

13 Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

Solomon’s Great Wealth

14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

15 besides that from the ^atraveling merchants, from the income of traders, ^bfrom all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country.

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Adam Clarke

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1 Kings 10:13

All her desire whatsoever she asked - Some imagine she desired progeny from the wise king of Israel; and all the traditions concerning her state that she had a son by Solomon called Menilek, who was brought up at the Israelitish court, succeeded his mother in the kingdom of Saba, and introduced among his subjects the Jewish religion. See at the end of the chapter, I Kings 10:29 (note).

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