SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 10:16

10:16a King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold;

King Solomon had two hundred large shields made, using beaten gold.
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King Solomon had his workmen make two hundred large shields covered/overlaid with gold.

10:16b six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

There were about fifteen pounds of gold in/on each shield.
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They used about fifteen pounds of gold for each shield.

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