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15 This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds.[a] 17 He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds.[b] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:16 Hebrew 600 [shekels] of gold [6.8 kilograms].
  2. 10:17 Hebrew 3 minas [1.8 kilograms].

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