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15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each large shield. 16 He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 17 The king also made a great ivory throne, and overlaid it with pure gold.

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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