1Ki 10:16-17 | NET2full | STEP | King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold ; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield .

‏ 1 Kings 10:16-17

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew text has simply “six hundred,” with no unit of measure given.} of gold were used for each shield. 17 He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold; three minas ^{▼▼sn Three minas. The mina was a unit of measure for weight.} of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest. ^{▼▼sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.}