How much gold did Solomon receive each year?


666 talents

The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold. 1 Kings 10:14

Since a talent was about 40 kilograms, Solomon would have received about 27 metric tons of gold each year.

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