^{13 Ref} Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold,

^{14 Ref} besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

^{15 Ref} And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred `shekels' of beaten gold went to one buckler.

^{16 Ref} And `he made' three hundred shields 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.

^{17 Ref} Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

^{18 Ref} nd there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

^{19 Ref} And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

^{20 Ref} And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

^{21 Ref} For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

^{22 Ref} So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

^{23 Ref} And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

^{24 Ref} And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

^{25 Ref} And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

^{26 Ref} And he ruled over all the kings from the River even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

^{27 Ref} And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

^{28 Ref} And they brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt, and out of all lands.