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16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten (hammered) gold; [a]six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. 17 He made three hundred smaller shields of beaten gold; [b]three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon [the king’s armory]. 18 Also the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with the finest gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:16 Perhaps about twelve pounds. These shields were designed to cover a man. The gold probably overlaid wood or some other lighter material.
  2. 1 Kings 10:17 About three pounds.

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