They were bringing, each of them his gift: articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, balsam oil, horses, and mules, so much year by year.
Parallel translations
- WEB They each brought tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules every year.
- KJV And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
- BSB Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
- NKJV Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year.
- NLT Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
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These kings brought yearly tribute of silver, gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. It depicts the steady honor and wealth rendered to Solomon.
Overview
The annual gifts from many rulers signaled their recognition of Solomon's supremacy. This tribute enriched the kingdom and confirmed its dominance. Such homage from the nations prefigures the worship and tribute due to Christ the King.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 1 Kgs 10:25Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.
- 1 Kgs 9:14Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.
- Ps 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- 1 Kgs 10:10She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
- Job 42:11Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that Yahweh had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.
- 2 Chr 9:9She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones. There was never before such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
- 1 Sam 10:27But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
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