2 Chronicles 9:13-21

Solomon’s Splendor

13 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,^[a]

14 not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the territories brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels^[b] of hammered gold went into each shield.

16 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels^[c] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

17 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.

18 The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.

19 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.

20 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s day.

21 The king had a fleet of trading ships^[d] manned by Hiram’s^[e] servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

2 Chronicles 9:13-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 9 & 10

The ninth chapter is the same with 1Ki 10:1-29 excepting 2Ch 9:26, which agrees with 1Ki 4:21,29-31, the same with 1Ki 11:41-43, only in 2Ch 9:29 it is more largely expressed that the acts of Solomon's reign were written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, against Jeroboam the son of Nebat; or rather "concerning Jeroboam", as the Septuagint and some other versions {b}, in which Iddo is called Joel; and by Theodoret said to be the same that prophesied of Jeroboam and his altar, \\see Gill on "1Ki 13:1"\\; the books mentioned are since lost.

{b} le peri Sept. de, Junius & Tremellias, Piscator. 19324-950110-2138-2Ch9.2

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 17:11; Isaiah 21:13; Jeremiah 25:24; Ezekiel 27:21; Ezekiel 30:5
• 2. 2 Chronicles 12:9
• 3. S 1 Kings 7:2
• 4. S 1 Kings 22:39

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
• [b]. That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
• [c]. That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
• [d]. Hebrew "of ships that could go to Tarshish"
• [e]. Hebrew "Huram," a variant of "Hiram"