1 Kings 10:14-17

Solomon’s Splendor

14 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,^[a]

15 not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels^[b] of gold went into each shield.

17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas^[c] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:14-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 9:28
• 2. S 2 Samuel 8:7; 1 Kings 14:26-28
• 3. S 1 Kings 7:2

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
• [b]. That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
• [c]. 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.