14. not counting what the merchants and traders brought him. The kings of Arabia and the leaders of Israel also gave him gold and silver.
15. Solomon made two hundred gold shields that weighed over three kilogrammes each.
16. He also made three hundred smaller gold shields that weighed almost two kilogrammes, and he put these shields in his palace in Forest Hall.
17. His throne was made of ivory and covered with pure gold.
18. It had a gold footstool attached to it and arm rests on each side. There was a statue of a lion on each side of the throne,
19. and there were two lion statues on each of the six steps leading up to the throne. No other throne in the world was like Solomon's.
20. Solomon's cups and dishes in Forest Hall were made of pure gold, because silver was almost worthless in those days.
21. Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks.
22. Solomon was the richest and wisest king in the world.
23-24. Year after year, other kings came to hear the wisdom God had given him. And they brought gifts of silver and gold, as well as clothes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.