Discovery Box1 Kings 10:10
Context10:10 She gave the king 120 talents 1 of gold, 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
1 Kings 10:12
Context10:12 With the timber the king made supports 3 for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments 4 for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day. 5 )
1 Kings 13:21
Context13:21 and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You 6 have rebelled against the Lord 7 and have not obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you.
[10:10] 1 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.”
[10:10] 2 tn Heb “there has not come like those spices yet for quantity which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.”
[10:12] 3 tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”
[10:12] 4 tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).
[10:12] 5 tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”
[13:21] 5 tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 21-22 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 21-22a) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 22b). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.
