What does 1 Kings 10:15 mean?
ESV: besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land.
NIV: not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.
NASB: besides that from the traders, and the wares of the merchants and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the country.
CSB: besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
NLT: This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.
KJV: Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
NKJV: besides that from the traveling merchants, from the income of traders, from all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country.
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This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.
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