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The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,
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not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the territories brought gold and silver to Solomon.
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King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
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He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
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Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.
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That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms