2 Chronicles 9:9-10

9:9 She gave the king 120 talents ¹  of gold and a very large quantity of spices and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched. ²  9:10 (Huram’s ³  servants, aided by Solomon’s servants, brought gold from Ophir, as well as ⁴  fine ⁵  timber and precious gems.

2 Chronicles 9:24

9:24 Year after year visitors brought their gifts, which included items of silver, items of gold, clothes, perfume, spices, horses, and mules. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 17:5

17:5 The Lord made his kingdom secure; ⁷  all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 17:11

17:11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.

2 Chronicles 17:1

Jehoshaphat Becomes King

17:1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 4:21

4:21 the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,

2 Chronicles 10:10

10:10 The young advisers with whom Rehoboam ¹⁰  had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden’ ¹¹  – say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! ¹² 

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ¹³  Shechem to make Rehoboam ¹⁴  king.

¹ tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “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, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the gold was 8,076 lbs. (3,672 kg).

² tn Heb “there has not been like those spices which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.”

³ tn Heb “Huram’s” (also in v. 21). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

⁴ tn Heb “who brought gold from Ophir, brought.”

⁵ tn Heb “algum.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they were bringing each one his gift, items of silver…and mules, the matter of a year in a year.”

⁷ tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.”

⁸ tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.”

⁹ tn Heb “and strengthened himself over Israel.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.”

¹² tn Heb “My little one is thicker than my father’s hips.” The referent of “my little one” is not clear. The traditional view is that it refers to the little finger (so NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). As the following statement makes clear, Rehoboam’s point is that he is more harsh and demanding than his father.

¹³ tn Heb “come [to].”

¹⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.