SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 10:10

10:10a Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold,

And she gave the king about five tons of gold,
-or-
Then the queen gave King Solomon about nine thousand pounds of gold,

10:10b a great quantity of spices, and precious stones.

great quantities of spices, and precious stones.
-or-
generous amounts of spices, and valuable/costly jewels/gems.

10:10c Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in

Since then no one has brought in as many spices
-or-
No one since that time has brought ⌊to Israel⌋ such large amounts of spices

10:10d as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
-or-
as she did.

10:10c-d (reordered)

The queen of Sheba gave more spices to King Solomon than anyone has brought into Israel since that time.

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