2 Tawarikh 1:16

1:16 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt ¹  and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.

2 Tawarikh 9:13

Solomon’s Wealth

9:13 Solomon received 666 talents ²  of gold per year, ³ 

2 Tawarikh 23:15

23:15 They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. ⁴  There they executed her.

2 Tawarikh 25:11

25:11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, ⁵  where he defeated ⁶  10,000 Edomites. ⁷ 

[1:16]  ¹ sn Because Que is also mentioned, some prefer to see 1 Kgs 10:28-29 as a reference to Mutsur. Que and Mutsur were located in Cilicia or Cappadocia (in modern southern Turkey). See HALOT 625 s.v. מִצְרַיִם.

[9:13]  ² tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the gold Solomon received annually was 44,822 lbs. (20,380 kg).

[9:13]  ³ tn Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 units of gold.”

[23:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they placed hands on her, and she went through the entrance of the gate of the horses [into] the house of the king.” Some English versions treat the phrase “gate of the horses” as the name of the gate (“the Horse Gate”; e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[25:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”

[25:11]  ⁶ tn Or “struck down.”

[25:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons of Seir.”