11. The king made the algum wood into walkways for the Lord’s temple and for the king’s palace and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.
12. King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire, whatever she asked — far more than she had brought the king. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.
13. The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was 25 tons,
14. besides what was brought by the merchants and traders. All the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15. King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of hammered gold went into each shield.
16. He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about eight pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17. The king also made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
18. The throne had six steps; there was a footstool covered in gold for the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
19. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.