15. besides what he collected from the merchants, traders, Arabian kings, and governors of the land.
16. King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.
17. He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.
18. The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.