1Ki 10:17 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 17 He made three hundred shields - The מגן magen was a large shield by which the whole body was protected. Mr. Reynolds computes that the two hundred targets, on each of which were employed three hundred shekels of gold, were worth 28,131 16s. 9 1/2d. And the three hundred shields, in forming each of which three pounds of gold were employed, were worth 210,976 7s. 7d.

1 Kings 10:17

Verse 17

He made three hundred shields - The מגן magen was a large shield by which the whole body was protected.

Mr. Reynolds computes that the two hundred targets, on each of which were employed three hundred shekels of gold, were worth 28,131 16s. 9 1/2d.

And the three hundred shields, in forming each of which three pounds of gold were employed, were worth 210,976 7s. 7d.