1 Kings 10:25

they brought every man his present After the fashion in royal visits, but the close of the verse indicates that these gifts were from tributaries and came in at fixed times.

vessels of silver These do not appear in the LXX., which also omits any notice of -armour," and for -spices" gives στακτὴ καὶ ἡδύσματα.

garments Changes of raiment formed a very common gift in the East, and were highly valued. Josephus describes those given to Solomon as ἁλουργεῖς ἐσθῆτες, -purple-dyed garments," perhaps because Tyre was famous for such dyeing.