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Worth - 2.1 Trillion [ Worth 1.056 trillion in 1992 ] ( Reign 970 to 931 BCE )
Solomon is the third and last king of the united kingdom of Israel.King Solomon reigned for 40 years.
Each year, Solomon received 25 tons of gold.1 ton of gold is worth $64.3 million dollars at $2000/oz.
Therefore, 25 ton times 40 years of his reign amounts to $64,300,800,000.
The above figures, did not include income derived from business, trade, nor the annual tribute paid to him by all of the kings and governors of Arabia.
king Solomon’s throne was coated in pure gold and inlaid with ivory. It had 6 stairs, 12 lion statues and a solid gold foot stool. Two larger lion statues stood on either side of the throne.
All of the goblets and household articles in Solomon’s palace were pure gold.
King Solomon was reportedly so rich, that during the years of his reign over Jerusalem, his immense wealth caused silver to be considered of little value and as common as rocks.
( As such, nothing in Solomon’s palace was made of silver.)The king of tyre named “ Hiram ” regularly sent shipments of 450 talents of gold from Ophir.
( The gold talent is reported as weighing roughly the same as a person, and so perhaps 50 kg. )The Queen of Sheba gave Solomon a gift of 120 talents of gold, plus balsam oil and jewelsSolomon had 200 shields each plated with 600 shekels of gold and 300 bucklers each plated with 3 minas of goldHis fleet of ships brought gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks from Tarshish every three years.Solomon “had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines.”
The wives were described as foreign princesses, including Pharaoh's daughter and women of Moab, Ammon, Sidon and of the Hittites.
Solomon is the third and last king of the united kingdom of Israel.King Solomon reigned for 40 years.
Each year, Solomon received 25 tons of gold.1 ton of gold is worth $64.3 million dollars at $2000/oz.
Therefore, 25 ton times 40 years of his reign amounts to $64,300,800,000.
The above figures, did not include income derived from business, trade, nor the annual tribute paid to him by all of the kings and governors of Arabia.
king Solomon’s throne was coated in pure gold and inlaid with ivory. It had 6 stairs, 12 lion statues and a solid gold foot stool. Two larger lion statues stood on either side of the throne.
All of the goblets and household articles in Solomon’s palace were pure gold.
King Solomon was reportedly so rich, that during the years of his reign over Jerusalem, his immense wealth caused silver to be considered of little value and as common as rocks.
( As such, nothing in Solomon’s palace was made of silver.)The king of tyre named “ Hiram ” regularly sent shipments of 450 talents of gold from Ophir.
( The gold talent is reported as weighing roughly the same as a person, and so perhaps 50 kg. )The Queen of Sheba gave Solomon a gift of 120 talents of gold, plus balsam oil and jewelsSolomon had 200 shields each plated with 600 shekels of gold and 300 bucklers each plated with 3 minas of goldHis fleet of ships brought gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks from Tarshish every three years.Solomon “had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines.”
The wives were described as foreign princesses, including Pharaoh's daughter and women of Moab, Ammon, Sidon and of the Hittites.
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