11. (Hiram's fleet, which had brought gold from Ophir, also brought from there a large amount of juniper wood and jewels.
12. Solomon used the wood to build railings in the Temple and the palace, and also to make harps and lyres for the musicians. It was the finest juniper wood ever imported into Israel; none like it has ever been seen again.)
13. King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she asked for, besides all the other customary gifts that he had generously given her. Then she and her attendants returned to the land of Sheba.
14. Every year King Solomon received almost 23 tonnes of gold
15. in addition to the taxes paid by merchants, the profits from trade, and tribute paid by the Arabian kings and the governors of the Israelite districts.
16. Solomon made 200 large shields, and had each one overlaid with almost seven kilogrammes of gold.
17. He also made 300 smaller shields, overlaying each one of them with almost two kilogrammes of gold. He had all these shields placed in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.
18. He also had a large throne made. Part of it was covered with ivory and the rest of it was covered with the finest gold.
19-20. The throne had six steps leading up to it, with the figure of a lion at each end of every step, a total of twelve lions. At the back of the throne was the figure of a bull's head, and beside each of the two arms was the figure of a lion. No throne like this had ever existed in any other kingdom.