2 Chronicles 9:9

9:9 She gave the king 120 talents¹ 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

2 Chronicles 9:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon,³ she came to challenge⁴ him⁵ with difficult questions.⁶ She arrived in Jerusalem⁷ with a great display of pomp,⁸ bringing with her camels carrying spices,⁹ a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in¹⁰ Shechem to make Rehoboam¹¹ king.

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in¹² Shechem to make Rehoboam¹³ king.

2 Chronicles 9:14

9:14 besides what he collected from the merchants¹⁴ and traders. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

2 Chronicles 10:10

10:10 The young advisers with whom Rehoboam¹⁵ 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’¹⁶ – say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father!¹⁷

2 Chronicles 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in¹⁸ Shechem to make Rehoboam¹⁹ king.

Job 42:11

42:11 So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined²⁰ with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver²¹ and a gold ring.²²

¹tn 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).

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

³tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”

⁴tn Or “test.”

⁵tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.

⁶tn Or “riddles.”

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⁸tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew word חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue or to the great wealth she brought with her.

⁹tn Or “balsam oil.”

¹⁰tn Heb “come [to].”

¹¹tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹²tn Heb “come [to].”

¹³tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴tn Heb “traveling men.”

¹⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.”

¹⁷tn 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.

¹⁸tn Heb “come [to].”

¹⁹tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁰tn Heb “ate bread.”

²¹tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qÿsitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown.

²²sn This gold ring was worn by women in the nose, or men and women in the ear.