¹⁷ He made ^(A)300 shields of beaten gold, ^[a]using three minas of gold on each shield, and ^(B)the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

²¹ All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not considered ^[a]valuable in the days of Solomon.

¹⁶ He made 300 shields of beaten gold, ^[a]using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.