11. In addition, Hiram’s fleet that carried gold from Ophir brought from Ophir a large quantity of almug wood and precious stones.
12. The king made the almug wood into steps for the Lord’s temple and the king’s palace and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood come, and the like has not been seen again even to this very day.
13. King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire — whatever she asked — besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.
14. The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was 25 tons,
15. besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
16. King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of gold went into each shield.