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15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, using six hundred shekels of beaten gold on each large shield. 16 And he made three hundred [smaller] shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield; and the king put them in the [a]house of the Forest of Lebanon.

17 Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:16 A building in Jerusalem whose purpose is not mentioned. Since it had utensils for dining (v 20), however, it may have been a separate banquet hall. It is described in 1 Kin 7:2-5 and was larger than the temple.

15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He also made three hundred small shields(A) of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels[b] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)

17 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory(C) and overlaid with pure gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:15 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms