And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield — Solomon commissioned 200 gold shields (מָגִנִּים), each weighing 600 shekels (approximately 7.5 pounds of gold per shield). The shields were military-ceremonial: more valuable-display than practical warfare-equipment. The material investment testified to wealth and power.

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