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Text -- 2 Chronicles 9:10-31 (NET)
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9:10 (Huram’s servants , aided by Solomon’s servants , brought gold from Ophir , as well as fine timber and precious gems .
9:11 With the timber the king made steps for the Lord’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments for the musicians . No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that.)
9:12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested , more than what she had brought him. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants .
Solomon’s Wealth
9:13 Solomon received 666 talents of gold per year ,
9:14 besides what he collected from the merchants and traders . All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon .
9:15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold ; 600 measures of hammered gold were used for each shield .
9:16 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold ; 300 measures of gold were used for each of those shields . The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest .
9:17 The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold .
9:18 There were six steps leading up to the throne , and a gold footstool was attached to the throne . The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side .
9:19 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps , one lion at each end of each step . There was nothing like it in any other kingdom .
9:20 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold , and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold . There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time .
9:21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships ships manned by Huram’s men that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold , silver , ivory , apes , and peacocks .
9:22 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth .
9:23 All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom .
9:24 Year after year visitors brought their gifts , which included items of silver , items of gold , clothes , perfume , spices , horses , and mules .
9:25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses . He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem .
9:26 He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt .
9:27 The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones ; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands .
9:28 Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands .
Solomon’s Reign Ends
9:29 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from start to finish , are recorded in the Annals of Nathan the Prophet , the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite , and the Vision of Iddo the Seer pertaining to Jeroboam son of Nebat .
9:30 Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years .
9:31 Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David . His son Rehoboam replaced him as king .
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NET Notes -> 2Ch 9:10; 2Ch 9:10; 2Ch 9:10; 2Ch 9:11; 2Ch 9:11; 2Ch 9:11; 2Ch 9:12; 2Ch 9:12; 2Ch 9:13; 2Ch 9:13; 2Ch 9:14; 2Ch 9:15; 2Ch 9:16; 2Ch 9:16; 2Ch 9:18; 2Ch 9:18; 2Ch 9:19; 2Ch 9:20; 2Ch 9:21; 2Ch 9:21; 2Ch 9:21; 2Ch 9:21; 2Ch 9:21; 2Ch 9:22; 2Ch 9:23; 2Ch 9:24; 2Ch 9:25; 2Ch 9:25; 2Ch 9:25; 2Ch 9:26; 2Ch 9:27; 2Ch 9:27; 2Ch 9:27; 2Ch 9:29; 2Ch 9:30; 2Ch 9:31
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:13 Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 units of gold.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:16 This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the p...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:18 Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:20 Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:21 The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,”...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:22 Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:23 Heb “and all the kings of the earth were seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:24 Heb “and they were bringing each one his gift, items of silver…and mules, the matter of a year in a year.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:25 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:26 Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew the Euphrates River was typically referred to simply as “the River.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:29 Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, the former and the latter, are they not written?”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 9:30 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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