Read 1 Kings 10.14-29. In 10.14-29: More on Solomon's wealth and activities. In verse 14: Six hundred sixty-six talents of gold would be an enormous sum-between thirty and eighty-five tons! See comment on 9.914. In verses 16-17: There were 50 shekels in a mina and 60 minas in a talent, which could weigh between 45 and 130 pounds. Thus the large shields would have weighed between 9 and 26 pounds and the small ones half as much. Inverse 22: Ships of Tarshish were probably large ships capable of making a long voyage. Tarshish was a site in south Spain that represented the western extreme of the world known to the biblical writers. In verse 27: The Shephelah is the lowland area in southern Palestine between the Mediterranean coastland and the central highlands. In verse 28:Kue was in southern Anatolia (Turkey) near Cilicia. Egypt (Heb.,"Misrayirn") may be a mistake for Musri, also Anatolia north of Kue. Comments or Questions..
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