2 Chronicles 9:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then she gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ן
(vat·tit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
(lam·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
one hundredמֵאָ֥ה
(me·'ah)
3967: hundreda prim. root
and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים
(ve·'es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
talentsכִּכַּ֣ר
(kik·kar)
3603: a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)from karar
of goldזָהָ֗ב
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
and a veryמְאֹ֖ד
(me·'od)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
greatלָרֹ֥ב
(la·rov)
7230: multitude, abundance, greatnessfrom rabab
[amount of] spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛ים
(u·ve·sa·mim)
1314: spice, balsam, the balsam treefrom an unused word
and preciousיְקָרָ֑ה
(ye·ka·rah;)
3368: precious, rare, splendid, weightyfrom yaqar
stones;וְאֶ֣בֶן
(ve·'e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
there hadהָיָה֙
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
neverוְלֹ֤א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
been 
 
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
spiceכַּבֹּ֣שֶׂם
(kab·bo·sem)
1314: spice, balsam, the balsam treefrom an unused word
like that whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the queenמַֽלְכַּת־
(mal·kat-)
4436: queenfem. of melek
of Shebaשְׁבָ֖א
(she·va)
7614: a territory in S.W. Arabia, also the name of one or more desc. of Noahof foreign origin
gaveנָתְנָ֥ה
(na·te·nah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
to Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
(lam·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
(she·lo·moh.)
8010: David's son and successor to his thronefrom shalem


















KJV Lexicon
And she gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
and twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
talents
kikkar  (kik-kawr')
loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.
of gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
and of spices
besem  (beh'-sem)
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant -- smell, spice, sweet (odour).
great
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
abundance
rob  (robe)
abundance (in any respect) -- abundance(-antly), all, common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), very (age).
and precious
yaqar  (yaw-kawr')
valuable (obj. or subj.) -- brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
neither was there any such spice
besem  (beh'-sem)
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant -- smell, spice, sweet (odour).
as the queen
malkah  (mal-kaw')
a queen -- queen.
of Sheba
Shba'  (sheb-aw')
Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district -- Sheba, Sabeans.
gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Solomon
Shlomoh  (shel-o-mo')
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

King James Bible
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then she gave the king four and a half tons of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There never were such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

International Standard Version
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a vast quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices comparable to those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

NET Bible
She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a very large quantity of spices and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She gave the king 9,000 pounds of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never was there such a large quantity of spices [in Israel] as those that the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

King James 2000 Bible
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither were there any such spices as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
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