2 Chronicles 9:15

Listen to 2 Chronicles 9:15
15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds[a] of hammered gold went into each shield.

2 Chronicles 9:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 10:15

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:16).

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2 Chronicles 9:15 In-Context

13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon annually was 25 tons,
14 besides what was brought by the merchants and traders. All the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of hammered gold went into each shield.
16 He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about eight pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 The king also made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Lit 600 (shekels)
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