1 Kings 10 · Verse 14

1 Kings 10:14

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
1 Kings 10:14, King James Version

1 Kings 10:14 in other translations

BSBThe weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
WEBNow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
ASVNow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
YLTAnd the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talents of gold,
DARBYAnd the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
BBENow the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;
WebsterNow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty six talents of gold,

What does 1 Kings 10:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:14-15
14-15. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year--666 talents, equal to £3,996,000. The sources whence this was derived are not mentioned; nor was it the full amount of his revenue; for this was "Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country." The great encouragement he gave to commerce was the means of enriching his royal treasury. By the fortifications which he erected in various parts of his kingdom, (particularly at such places as Thapsacus, one of the passages of Euphrates, and at Tadmor, in the Syrian desert), he gave complete security to the caravan trade from the depredations of the Arab marauders; and it was reasonable that, in return for this protection, he should exact a certain toll or duty for the importation of foreign goods. A considerable revenue, too, would arise from the use of the store cities and khans he built; and it is not improbable that those cities were emporia, where the caravan merchants unloaded their bales of spices and other commodities and sold them to the king's factors, who, according to the modern practice in the East, retailed them in the Western markets at a profit. "The revenue derived from the tributary kings and from the governors of the country" must have consisted in the tribute which all inferior magistrates periodically bring to their sovereigns in the East, in the shape of presents of the produce of their respective provinces.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The weight of gold - was six hundred threescore and six talents - This would amount in our money to 4,683, 675 12s. 8 1/2d. sterling. This seems to be what he got annually of bullion; but independently of this, he had tribute of all the kings of Arabia, duties from merchantmen, and the traffic of spice merchants; see 1Kgs 10:25.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 10:14-29
Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the performance of God's promise, and let it encourage us to seek first the righteousness of God's kingdom. This was he, who, having tasted all earthly enjoyments, wrote a book, to show the vanity of all worldly things, the vexation of spirit that attends them, and the folly of setting our hearts upon them: and to recommend serious godliness, as that which will do unspeakably more to make us happy, that all the wealth and power he was master of; and, through the grace of God, it is within our reach.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 10:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
מִשְׁקַ֣לmish.Kal[the] weight ofH4948
הַזָּהָ֔בha.za.Havthe goldH2091
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
בָּ֥אba'it cameH935
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.Mohto SolomonH8010
בְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.Nahin a yearH8141
אֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatoneH259
שֵׁ֥שׁsheshsixH8337
מֵא֛וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
שִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimsixtyH8346
וָשֵׁ֖שׁva.Sheshand sixH8337
כִּכַּ֥רki.Kartalent[s] ofH3603
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavgoldH2091

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 10:14

  • 1 Kings 9:28

    And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:13-28

    Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2989-3029. B.C. 1015-975. was six hundred.Equal to 4,683,675£ 12s. 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion.
See on ch.
9:28

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Context

  • 1 Kings 10:13

    And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

  • 1 Kings 10:14

    Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

  • 1 Kings 10:15

    Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

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1 Kings 10:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El peso del oro que Salomón tenía de renta cada un año, era seiscientos sesenta y seis talentos de oro;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et le poids de l’or qui arrivait à Salomon dans une année était de 666 talents d’or,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Gewicht des Goldes, welches dem Salomo in einem Jahre einkam, war 666 Talente Gold,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erat autem pondus auri quod afferebatur Salomoni per annos singulos, sexcentorum sexaginta sex talentorum auri,