² He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon.^(A) It was 150 feet^[a] long, 75 feet^[b] wide, and 45 feet^[c] high on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on top of the pillars.

¹⁷ He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about four pounds^[a] of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.^(A)