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16 He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 7 1⁄2 pounds.[a] The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

17 Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with pure gold. 18 The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:16 Hebrew 300 [shekels] of gold [3.4 kilograms].

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