Bible Strands
1 Kings 10:15
not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Solomon’s annual gold intake and immediately clarifies that this sum excludes additional revenue streams. The words — לְבַד le./Vad means “apart” or “excluding,” and מַלְכֵי הָעֶרֶב mal.Khei ha.'E.rev translates to “the kings of the Arabs.” The thread — This financial boundary mirrors the identical 666-talent tally in 2 Chronicles 9:13 and aligns with the tribute pattern in Psalm 72:10 where distant rulers bring gifts. Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to distinguish between direct royal taxation and the broader network of foreign commerce and diplomatic tribute that sustained the monarchy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 9:24 The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
- 2 Chronicles 9:13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
- Psalms 72:10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Isaiah 21:13 This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.
- Galatians 4:25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.