16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; fifteen pounds[a] of gold went into each shield. 17 He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly four pounds[b] of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:16 Lit 600 (shekels)
  2. 10:17 Lit three minas

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields(A) of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[b] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
  2. 1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.