SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 9:9

9:9a Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold,

Then the queen gave him a hundred and twenty (120) talents of gold.
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After saying that,⌋ she gave four thousand five hundred (4,500) kilograms of gold to King Solomon.
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Then the queen gave him ten thousand (10,000) pounds of gold.

9:9b a great quantity of spices, and precious stones.

She also gave him⌋ a great quantity of spices and precious stones.
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She also gave him abundant spices and very valuable stones.

9:9c There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

There have never been spices as good as the ones she gave to King Solomon.
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She gave him better spices than any other person had ever given him.

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