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So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.

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The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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highlighted 1 Kings 10:14-15 NLT

Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold.

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highlighted 1 Kings 10:13 NLT

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for, besides all the customary gifts he had so generously given. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land.

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highlighted 1 Kings 10:4-5 NLT

When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built,

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She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.

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highlighted 1 Kings 10:1 NLT

When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.

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highlighted 1 Kings 10:9 NLT

Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

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highlighted 1 Kings 10:6-8 NLT

She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true!

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As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build,...

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:28 NLT

They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:25 NLT

Three times each year Solomon presented burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD. He also burned incense to the LORD. And so he finished the work of building the Temple.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:22 NLT

But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for forced labor. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, government officials, officers and captains in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:20 NLT

There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:21 NLT

These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not completely destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them as slaves, and they serve as forced laborers to this day.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:19 NLT

He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:15-18 NLT

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:14 NLT

Nevertheless, Hiram paid Solomon 9,000 pounds of gold.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:13 NLT

“What kind of towns are these, my brother?” he asked. So Hiram called that area Cabul (which means “worthless”), as it is still known today.

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highlighted 1 Kings 9:12 NLT

But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them.

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