14. besides what the traders and merchants brought and the gold and silver that all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the region brought to Solomon.
15. King Solomon made 200 shields of beaten gold, 600 shekels of beaten gold for each shield,
16. and also 300 shields of beaten gold, 300 shekels of gold for each shield. The king put them in the palace of the Lebanon Forest.
17. Furthermore, the king made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
18. The throne had six steps and a golden footstool attached to it, and arms on each side of the seat. Two lions stood beside the arms
19. and 12 lions stood on the six steps, one at each end of each step. None like it was ever made for any kingdom.
20. All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold and all the vessels of the palace of the Lebanon Forest were of pure gold—silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
21. Because the king’s ships sailed to Tarshish with Huram’s servants once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.
22. So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23. And all the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to listen to the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
24. Everyone brought his tribute—vessels of silver, vessels of gold, garments, armor, spices, horses and mules—in the due amount each year.
25. Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
26. And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt.
27. The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the foothills.
28. Horses were brought for Solomon from Egypt and from all countries.