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2 Chronicles 9:15

King James Version (KJV)

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And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.

2 Chronicles 9:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:15

Theological / Devotional

Targets. Heb. ṣinnah, large shields (see on 1 Kings 10:16).

Six hundred shekels. Possibly about 15 lb. (6.8 kg.). Shields of gold would probably not be used for protection in battle, but for display. Gold was extensively employed for display in the ancient Orient. The king of Ur had a helmet of gold. In Egypt royal coffins were made of gold.

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