
1 Kings 10:11-11:8 (Episode 305)
40 Minutes In The Old Testament
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The Weight of the Gold That Comes to Solomon in One Year
The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold. So what's all I'm going to do with it? Well, verse 16 tells us that he's going to make some ornamental weaponry with some of this. He had 200 large shields of beaten gold, 600 shekels of gold went into each one each shield. And then he made 300 more shields. This is where he put all these golden weapons. You're in a time of peace when you're making your shields out of gold.
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