10. And she gave the sovereign one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and very many spices, and precious stones. Never again did so many spices come as the sovereigness of Sheḇa gave to Sovereign Shelomoh.
11. And also, the ships of Ḥiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought almug wood, a great many, and precious stones from Ophir.
12. And the sovereign made steps of the almug wood for the House of יהוה and for the sovereign’s house, also lyres and harps for singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day.
13. And Sovereign Shelomoh gave the sovereigness of Sheḇa all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what he gave her according to the hand of Sovereign Shelomoh. And she turned and went to her land, she and her servants.
14. And the weight of gold that came to Shelomoh yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
15. besides that from men of travel, and the profit from traders, and from all the sovereigns of Araḇia, and from the governors of the land.
16. And Sovereign Shelomoh made two hundred large shields of beaten gold – six hundred pieces of gold went into each shield;
17. and three hundred shields of beaten gold – three minas of gold went into each shield. And the sovereign put them in the House of the Forest of Leḇanon.
18. And the sovereign made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold.
19. The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back, and there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests.
20. And twelve lions were standing there, one on each side of the six steps. The like of it was never made in any reign.
21. And all the drinking vessels of Sovereign Shelomoh were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Leḇanon were of refined gold – not of silver, for this was reckoned of little value in the days of Shelomoh.
22. For the sovereign had ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Ḥiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and baboons.
23. And Sovereign Shelomoh was greater than any of the sovereigns of the earth in riches and wisdom.
24. And all the earth sought the presence of Shelomoh to hear his wisdom, which Elohim had put in his heart.
25. And they were each bringing his present: objects of silver and objects of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, the matter of a year by year.