Bible verse
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
1 Kings 10:16 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Kings 10.
12 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
15 not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
KJV
And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
ASV
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
ERV
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
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