21 All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon(A) were pure gold.(B) There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon’s time,

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21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.(A) Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days.

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16 He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 7½ pounds[a] of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:16 Lit 300 (shekels)

16 He also made three hundred small shields(A) of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels[a] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms