1 Kings 10:17

“And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold, etc.] Which were a lesser sort: three pounds of gold went to one shield; or three hundred shekels, as in (<140916>2 Chronicles 9:16) a hundred shekels made one pound; so that these were but half the value of the former, and one of them was worth but two hundred and twenty five pounds: Eupolemus f242, an Heathen writer, makes mention of those golden shields Solomon made, and which were made for show, and not for war, as follows: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon; one part of which was made an armoury of, (see <220404>Song of Solomon 4:4).”

“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 separate from it, and called sometimes “the Tower of David” Song of Solomon 4:4, or from its use “the armoury” Song of Solomon 4:4; Isaiah 22:8. The practice of hanging shields outside walls for ornamentation seems to have existed at Tyre Ezekiel 27:10-11, Rome, Athens, and elsewhere. Traces of it are thought to be found in the Assyrian sculptures. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Shields - Smaller than targets. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:19”

“in the house: Kg1 7:2 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:18”