1 Kings 10:15

10:15 besides what he collected from the merchants, ¹  traders, Arabian kings, and governors of the land.

1 Kings 10:2

10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem ²  with a great display of pomp, ³  bringing with her camels carrying spices, ⁴  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

1 Kings 9:14

9:14 Hiram had sent to the king one hundred twenty talents ⁵  of gold.

Isaiah 21:13

The Lord Will Judge Arabia

21:13 Here is a message about Arabia:

In the thicket of Arabia you spend the night,

you Dedanite caravans.

Ezekiel 27:21

27:21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your trade partners; for lambs, rams, and goats they traded with you.

¹ tn Heb “traveling men.”

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew term חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or to the great wealth she brought with her.

⁴ tn Or “balsam oil.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 9,000 pounds of gold (cf. NCV, NLT); CEV “five tons”; TEV “4,000 kilogrammes.”