9. I praise the Lord your God. He is pleased with you and has made you king of Israel. The Lord loves Israel, so he has given them a king who will rule fairly and honestly.
10. The Queen of Sheba gave Solomon more than four thousand kilogrammes of gold, many jewels, and more spices than anyone had ever brought into Israel.
14. Solomon received almost twenty-three thousand kilogrammes of gold a year.
15. The merchants and traders, as well as the kings of Arabia and rulers from Israel, also gave him gold.
16. Solomon made two hundred gold shields and used almost seven kilogrammes of gold for each one.
17. He also made three hundred smaller gold shields, using almost two kilogrammes for each one, and he put the shields in his palace in Forest Hall.
18. His throne was made of ivory and covered with pure gold.
21. Since silver was almost worthless in those days, everything was made of gold, even the cups and dishes used in Forest Hall.
22. Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks.
23. He was the richest and wisest king in the world.
24. People from every nation wanted to hear the wisdom God had given him.
25. Year after year people came and brought gifts of silver and gold, as well as clothes, weapons, spices, horses, or mules.
26. Solomon had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses that he kept in Jerusalem and other towns.