King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 9:15 Mean?
“And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.”
Context
13
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
14
Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. governors: or, captains
15
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
16
And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
17
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(15) **And king Solomon made.**—Word for word as 1Kings 10:16.
**Beaten gold.**—Rather, according to Gesenius, *mixed* or *alloyed gold.* But the word (*shahût, i.e., shatûah*) seems to mean gold *beaten out, gold-leaf.* So LXX., ἐλατούς*.*
**Went to.**—*He put on, i.e.,* he plated the “targets,” which were large oblong shields, with gold. (Comp. Amos 8:10, “And I will *put upon* all loins sackcloth.”) So in 2Chronicles 9:16.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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