^{15 Ref} And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred `shekels' of beaten gold went to one buckler.

^{16 Ref} And `he made' three hundred shields 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.

^{17 Ref} Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

^{18 Ref} nd there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

^{19 Ref} And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

^{20 Ref} And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

^{21 Ref} For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.