דברי הימים ב, פרק ט׳, פסוק ט׳

The royal visit reaches its climax when the queen presents King Solomon with an extraordinary gift of immense wealth. She gives him one hundred and twenty talents of gold—a remarkably large offering—alongside precious stones and an array of spices. Throughout history, spices and herbs were central to global trade. Many of the most expensive varieties, including those used in the Temple, did not grow locally and had to be imported from distant lands such as India. On this occasion, however, these precious goods are delivered through the most direct route possible [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

The offering of spices is uniquely surprising, standing out from anything seen before. This distinctiveness is understood in a few complementary ways. First, the sheer volume of the spices is massive and completely out of the ordinary [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Beyond the extraordinary quantity, the spices are of the absolute highest quality [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Furthermore, this specific shipment contains new and rare varieties of spices that King Solomon has never owned before this very moment [מלבי״ם].