And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
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Comparing 1Ki 10:16-17, it follows from the two passages together that the “pound of gold” was equal to 100 shekels.
Adam Clarke
And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - For a more correct valuation of these targets and shields than that in Kg1 10:17 (note), see at the end of the chapter.
We have here Solomon in his throne, and Solomon in his grave; for the throne would not secure him from the grave. Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat - Death wrenches from the hand the sceptre as well as…
Cambridge Bible
targets Heb. çinnâh, a word meaning a large shield; cp. 1Sa 17:7. On the other hand in 2Ch 9:16 (Heb. mâgçn) small shields are meant. The English renderings should be transposed so as to be "shields"…