- two hundred:
- Mr. Reynolds computes that these 200 targets were worth 28,131£ 16s. 9d.; and that the 300 shields were worth 210,976£ 7s. 7d. "And he took awayª°¹ the treasuresª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and the treasuresª of the king'sª house;ª he even took awayª° all:¹ and he took awayª°¹ all¹ the shieldsª of goldª which¹ Solomonª had made.ª° ... And it was¹ [so], whenª¹ the kingª wentª° into the houseª of the LORD,ª that the guardª° bareª° them, and brought them backª° into¹ the guardª° chamber.ª" {1Kg 14:26-28} + "And kingª Solomonª madeª° two hundredª targetsª [of] beatenª° gold:ª sixª hundredª [shekels] of beatenª° goldª wentª° to¹ oneª target.ª ... And threeª hundredª shieldsª [made he of] beatenª° gold:ª threeª hundredª [shekels] of goldª wentª° to¹ oneª shield.ª And the kingª putª° them in the houseª of the forestª of Lebanon.ª" {2Ch 9:15-16} + "So Shishakª kingª of Egyptª came upª° against¹ Jerusalem,ª and took awayª°¹ the treasuresª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and the treasuresª of the king'sª house;ª he tookª°¹ all:¹ he carried awayª°¹ also the shieldsª of goldª which¹ Solomonª had made.ª° ... Instead of¹ which kingª Rehoboamª madeª° shieldsª of brass,ª and committedª° [them] to¹ the handsª of the chiefª of the guard,ª° that keptª° the entranceª of the king'sª house.ª" {2Ch 12:9-10}
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