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

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  1. 1 Kings 10:17 Lit he brought up
  2. 1 Kings 10:17 Approx. 3.8 lb. or 1.7 kg, a mina was approx. 1.25 lb. or 0.6 kg

17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[a] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(A)

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  1. 1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.

21 Now 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.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:21 Lit anything

21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.(A) Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days.

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16 And he made 300 shields of beaten gold, [a]using [b]300 shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:16 Lit he brought up
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:16 Approx. 7.5 lb. or 4.2 kg

16 He also made three hundred small shields(A) of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels[a] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms