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15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures[a] of hammered gold were used for each shield.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:15 tn The Hebrew text has simply “600,” with no unit of measure given.

18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.[a]

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  1. 1 Chronicles 5:18 tn Heb “the sons of Reuben and the Gadites and half of the tribe of Manasseh, from the sons of bravery, men carrying a shield and sword and treading a bow and trained for war, 44,760 going out for warfare.”

He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you.

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