1 Kings 10:16
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
Note 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of gold.
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 600 shekels is about 6 kilograms or 13.2 pounds or 192 Troy ounces.
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- two hundred
- Mr. Reynolds computes that these 200 targets were worth 28,131£ 16s. 9d.; and that the 300 shields were worth 210,976£ 7s. 7d.
- 1 Kings 14:26–28; 2 Chronicles 9:15, 16; 2 Chronicles 12:9, 10