1 Kings 10:16
And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.
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Exodus 25:36Let the knops and the branches be of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold.
1 Kings 14:26and took all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and the golden spears which David took out of the hand of the sons of Adrazaar king of Suba, and brought them into Jerusalem, even all that he took, and the + 14:26 Gr. arms.golden shields which Solomon had made, [ + 14:26 the remainder of this verse (here shown in italics) is not in Heb. or Alex.and carried them away into Egypt.]
2 Chronicles 12:9So Susakim king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures that were in the house of the Lord, and the treasures that were in the king's house: he took all; and he took the golden shields which Solomon had made.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:15-29
Solomon's Wealth. ( b. c. 990.) 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. 16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put… Read the whole commentary →