³⁶ The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold.

¹⁵ King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 15 pounds.^[a]

¹⁶ King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds.^{[a] 17} He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds.^[b] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

⁴ The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the Lord had shown Moses.

¹⁸ Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover.