2 Chronicles 9:14
in 2 Chronicles 9not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
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ASV
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.
KJV
Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 9
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
six hundred and threescore and six talents
on 2 Chronicles 9:13-16
The annual gold intake, six hundred and threescore and six talents, funds the two hundred large shields and three hundred smaller shields of beaten gold housed in the forest of Lebanon armory. These same shields do not stay Solomon's; 2 Chr 12:9 records Shishak carrying them off within Rehoboam's fifth year, and Rehoboam replaces them with brass. The gold Chronicles spends four verses describing here is gone from the record two chapters later, a fall told as briefly as the making.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), not as tribute which he extorted from them, but as freewill offerings to procure his favour, or in a way of exchange for some of the productions of his husbandry, corn or cattle. All the kings of the earth brought him presents, that is, all in those parts of the world (
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The kings of Arabia - “The kings of Sistevantha.” - Targum.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְבַ֞ד | levad | <to> apart | H905 → | 200 times |
| מֵאַנְשֵׁ֧י | meanshei | from [the] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| הַתָּרִ֛ים | hatarim | the merchants | H8446 → | |
| וְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖ים | vehasocharim | and the traders | H5503 → | |
| מְבִיאִ֑ים | meviim | [were] bringing | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מַלְכֵ֤י | malkhei | [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עֲרַב֙ | ʾarav | Arabia | H6152 → | |
| וּפַח֣וֹת | ufachot | and [the] governors of | H6346 → | |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מְבִיאִ֛ים | meviim | [were] bringing | H935 → | 2568 times |
| זָהָ֥ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וָכֶ֖סֶף | vakhesef | and silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ | lishlomoh | to Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
לְבַ֞ד<to> apart
levadH905 →200 times
מֵאַנְשֵׁ֧יfrom [the] men of
meansheiH582 →566 times
הַתָּרִ֛יםthe merchants
hatarimH8446 →
וְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםand the traders
vehasocharimH5503 →
מְבִיאִ֑ים[were] bringing
meviimH935 →2568 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
מַלְכֵ֤י[the] kings of
malkheiH4428 →2525 times
עֲרַב֙Arabia
ʾaravH6152 →
וּפַח֣וֹתand [the] governors of
ufachotH6346 →
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
מְבִיאִ֛ים[were] bringing
meviimH935 →2568 times
זָהָ֥בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
וָכֶ֖סֶףand silver
vakhesefH3701 →403 times
לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃to Solomon
lishlomohH8010 →291 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
it leads to
- Psalms 45:12
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
- Isaiah 60:6
Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes…
- 1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- Psalms 45:12
Through
Psalms 68:29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 10:10
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave…
- Psalms 76:11
Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy…
- 1 Kings 10:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.