² One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.^[a] There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars.

¹⁷ He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds.^[a] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

¹⁶ He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 7 1⁄2 pounds.^[a] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

²¹ All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!

¹⁹ He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses^[a] could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.