“And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.” Historical Context: First Kings…

“And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings…

“And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.” Context To understand the significance of 1 Kings 10:16, we need…

“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.” The account of the…

“And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.”…

“And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it…

“And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.” Context To…

“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.” And…

  “And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.” This verse is part of the narrative describing…

  “And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.” This…