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Beside that which chapmen ° and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

9:14 brought gold and silver. It is possible that these “gifts” were actually a form of tribute or taxation, to insure peace with Solomon’s empire. It is noted in II Chronicles 9:24 that the gifts were brought “year by year.”


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