Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 10:16-17

16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold1 went into each shield. 17He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold2 went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

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Notes

1. 1 Kings 10:16 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of gold. ↩
2. 1 Kings 10:17 3 minas is approximately 3.77 pounds or 1.71 kilograms of gold; possibly a reference to double minas, that is, approximately 7.54 pounds or 3.42 kilograms. ↩

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings