13. So King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire—whatever she asked for—besides what King Solomon gave her out of his royal bounty. Then she and her servants left and returned to her own land.
14. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,
15. besides what was from the merchants from the traffic of the traders, and from all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the region.
16. King Solomon made 200 full body shields of beaten gold—600 shekels of gold on each shield—
17. and 300 small shields of beaten gold—three minas of gold on each shield. The king put them in the Forest House of Lebanon.
18. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold.
19. There were six steps to the throne, and the throne had a back with a rounded top, and there were armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.
20. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps—six on each side—nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.
21. All of King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the Forest House of Lebanon were of pure gold. (None was of silver—that did not count for anything in the days of Solomon.)
22. For the king had a Tarshish fleet at sea with Hiram’s fleet; once every three years the Tarshish fleet came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.
23. So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in wealth as well as in wisdom.
24. All the earth sought an audience with Solomon, to listen to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25. They brought, each man his gift—vessels of silver and gold, robes, weapons, spices, horses and mules—so much year by year.
26. Solomon accumulated chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.