2 Chronicles 9:15
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered 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 beaten gold went to one target.
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one large shield.
Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 600 shekels was about 6 kilograms or about 192 Troy ounces.
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one buckler.
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