12 The king made a raised structure for the house of Yahweh and for the house of the king out of the almug wood, as well as lyres and harps for the singers. This much almug wood has not come nor been seen again up to this day.
13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all of her desire that she asked, besides that which King Solomon freely offered her. Then she turned and went to her land with her servants.
14 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
15 apart from that of the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land.
16 King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold; six hundred measures of gold went up over each shield.
17 Also he made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went up over each of the small shields; and the king put them into the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 The king also made a large ivory throne, and he overlaid it with fine gold.