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1 Kings 10:16

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¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
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  1. 1 Kings 14:26–28Rank 1 from verse 16
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    26And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

    27And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.

    28And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.

  2. 2 Chronicles 12:9–10Rank 2 from verse 16
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    9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

    10Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.

  3. 2 Chronicles 9:15–16Rank 3 from verse 16
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    15¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

    16And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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1 Kings 10:16

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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target

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A shield or defensive plate carried or worn for protection, including a smaller shield borne between the shoulders.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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15Beside 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.

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17And 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.

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