Verse 1 Kings 10:17. He made three hundred shields] The מגן magen was a large shield by which the whole body was protected.
Mr. Reynolds computes that the two hundred targets, on each of which were employed three hundred shekels of gold, were worth £28,131 16s. 9 1/2d.
And the three hundred shields, in forming each of which three pounds of gold were employed, were worth £210,976 7s. 7d.
These shields, together with the 500 taken by David from Hadadezer 2 Samuel 8:7 were hung round the outer walls of a building, reckoned as belonging to the “house of the Forest of Lebanon,” but separa...
6. SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA: HIS GREAT RICHES AND SPLENDOUR CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The visit of the Queen (1 Kings 10:1)_ 2. Solomon's enormous wealth (1 Kings 10:14) 3. the targets and shields ...
1 KINGS 10. VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. By Sheba or Saba a district in S. Arabia is meant. The Sabæ ans were known to the Israelites as exporters of gold (Isaiah 60:6; Psalms 72:15); Ezekiel (Ezekiel...
SHIELDS. Taken away by Shishak in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:26)....
_three pound_of _gold went to one shield_ The word rendered pound here is -maneh," and according to the parallel passage (2 Chronicles 9:16) is equal to -one hundred shekels." There is no sufficient d...
III. INDICATIONS OF SOLOMON'S GLORY 10:14-29 The account of the visit of the queen of Sheba is followed by a description of Solomon's revenues, his throne, and various other particulars of his wealth...
_AND HE MADE THREE HUNDRED SHIELDS OF BEATEN GOLD; THREE POUND OF GOLD WENT TO ONE SHIELD: AND THE KING PUT THEM IN THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
10:17 minas (a-12) The gold mina, a coin containing 50 shekels, is estimated at 26 1/3 oz. troy. See Note, Ezekiel 45:12 ....
SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA 1. Sheba] the Sheba of Genesis 10:28 (in Arabia), not of Genesis 10:7 (in Africa). Arabia seems frequently to have been ruled by queens; more than one is mentioned in th...
POUND] Heb. _maneh_. This contained 50 shekels. THE HOUSE.. LEBANON] see on 1 Kings 7:2. The shields here described were taken away by Shishak in the reign of Rehoboam(1 Kings 14:26)....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 10 THE QUEEN OF SHEBA’S VISIT V1 The Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame and how he gave honour to the *Lord. So she came to test...
The shields overlaid with gold — the larger called “targets,” and the lesser called “shields” — were evidently used for ornamenting the king’s palace, and (as we may gather from the notice in 2 Chroni...
POUND — that is, _maneh_, equal (see 2 Chronicles 10:16) to one hundred shekels....
וּ שְׁלֹשׁ ־מֵאֹ֤ות מָֽגִנִּים֙ זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֔וּט...
SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY 1 Kings 10:1. "O Luxury! thou curs'd by Heaven's decree! How do thy potions with insidious joy Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy! Kingdoms by thee to sickly greatne...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
“SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY” 1 Kings 10:14 How dazzling is this description of Solomon's glory! And yet our Lord said that it was excelled by a single lily of the field, Matthew 6:28. Solomon's glory w...
The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon shows how far his fame was spread abroad. Moreover, reports had coupled Solomon's wisdom and greatness with the name of Jehovah. The Queen of Sheba saw what the g...
_Targets, smaller than the former, and resembling a crescent. Ducit Amazonidum lunatis agmina peltis. (Virgil, \'c6neid i.) (Calmet)_ --- Paralipomenon reads, shields. --- Fine. Septuagint, "ductile....
(14) В¶ 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 merchan...
Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
The king of Tyre also was dependent on the king of Israel; and the queen of Sheba comes from the far south to delight herself in the wisdom of the head of God's people, and to be filled with wonder at...
AND HE MADE THREE HUNDRED SHIELDS OF BEATEN GOLD,.... Which were a lesser sort: THREE POUNDS OF GOLD WENT TO ONE SHIELD; or three hundred shekels, as in 2 Chronicles 9:16 a hundred shekels made one p...
And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Ver. 17. _And he made three hundred shields....
_Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold_ For pomp and magnificence, and to be carried before him by his guard when he went abroad. The Roman magistrates had rods and axes carried before them,...
1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisdome of Solomon. 14 Solomons gold. 16 His targets. 18 The throne of Iuorie. 21 His vessels. 24 His presents. 26 His chariots and horse. 28 His tribute. 1 A...
And he made three hundred shields, those of the smaller size, with round or oval bodies, OF BEATEN GOLD, in the same heavy gold-plating; THREE POUND OF GOLD WENT TO ONE SHIELD. AND THE KING PUT THEM I...
Solomon's Riches and Luxury...
THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (vs.1-13) News of Solomon's greatness spread through the nations. It was not however his greatness itself that impressed the Queen of Sheba, but his fame concerning t...
14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches...
THREE POUND, or, three hundred _shekels_, as it is expressed 2 CHRONICLES 9:16....
1 Kings 10:17 three H7969 hundred H3967 shields H4043 hammered H7820 (H8803) gold H2091 three H7969 minas H4488 g
A DESCRIPTION OF KING SOLOMON'S TOYS (1 KINGS 10:14). With the wealth that was pouring into his country Solomon made himself some ostentatious ‘toys. These included both large and small shields of cov...
CONTENTS: Solomon and the queen of Sheba. His revenue and splendor. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, queen of Sheba. CONCLUSION: That fame is true fame which has associated with it the name of the Lord and...
1 Kings 10:1. _Sheba,_ from Saba, the eldest son of Cush. Genesis 10:7. The country extending itself from the Gulf of Persia to the Red sea. The claims of the Abyssinians to the queen of this country,...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 10:14 WEIGHT OF GOLD. The accumulation of gold continues. It is mentioned no fewer than 11 times in vv. 1 Kings 10:14,...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 10:15. BESIDE … OF THE MERCHANTMEN, AND … MERCHANTS—the words rendered “merchantmen,” אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים have been conjectured to mean “fines of the subject” ...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S WEALTH, POMP, AND POWER. The visit of the Queen of Sheba, in itself a striking proof of the fame and greatness of Solomon, is followed by a description of his revenues, his throne...
Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and so she came to Jerusalem with a very great company of people, camels, spices, a lot of gold, and precious stones: and as she came to Solomon, sh...
1 Kings 7:2...
Shields — Smaller than targets....