2 Chronicles 9:13-22 ▼

13 Solomon received in any given year about 666 talents of gold,

14 not including revenue from traders and merchants. In addition, all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the nation brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces,

16 and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest.

17 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.

18 Six steps led up to the throne. A golden footstool was attached to the throne, which had armrests on each side of the seat and two lions standing on either side of each armrest.

19 Twelve lions were placed on both sides of the six steps leading to the throne, and nothing comparable was made for any other kingdom.

20 All of King Solomon's drinking vessels were made of gold, and all the vessels in his palace in the Lebanon forest were made of pure gold. Silver was never considered to be valuable during the lifetime of Solomon,

21 because the king had ships that sailed to Tarshish accompanied by Hiram's servants. Once every three years ships from Tarshish returned, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 As a result, King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in regards to wealth and wisdom.