1 Kings 10:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. ”

1 Kings 10:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The “targets” seem to have been long shields protecting the whole body, while the “shields” of the next verse were bucklers of a smaller size, probably round, and much lighter. They may be compared...
1 Kings 10:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10. Visit of the Queen of Sheba. By Sheba or Saba a district in S. Arabia is meant. The Sabæ ans were known to the Israelites as exporters of gold ( Isaiah 60:6 ; Psalms 72:15 ); Ezekiel (...
1 Kings 10:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - I have already conjectured that the צנה...
1 Kings 10:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. Two hundred targets ... six hundred shekels. These defensive arms were anciently made...
1 Kings 10:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 1. Sheba] the Sheba of Genesis 10:28 (in Arabia), not of Genesis 10:7 (in Africa). Arabia seems frequently to have been ruled by queens; more than one is mention...
1 Kings 10:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The shields overlaid with gold — the larger called “targets,” and the lesser called “shields” — were evidently used for ornamenting the king’s palace, and (as we may gather from the notice in 2 Chro...
1 Kings 10:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY 1 Kings 10:1-20 . "O Luxury! thou curs'd by Heaven's decree! How do thy potions with insidious joy Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy! Kingdoms by thee to sickly...
1 Kings 10:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
1 Kings 10:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon shows how far his fame was spread abroad. Moreover, reports had coupled Solomon's wisdom and greatness with the name of Jehovah. The Queen of Sheba saw what the...
1 Kings 10:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) В¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, (15) Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice mercha...
1 Kings 10:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold ,.... Which were a larger sort of shields, which covered the whole body; and these were made of gold beaten with the hammer, or drawn into pl...
1 Kings 10:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target. Ver. 16. Two hundred targets of beaten gold. ] Which were carried before him by his...
1 Kings 10:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold For pomp and magnificence, and to be carried before him by his guard when he went abroad. The Roman magistrates had rods and axes carried before them...
1 Kings 10:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (vs.1-13) News of Solomon's greatness spread through the nations. It was not however his greatness itself that impressed the Queen of Sheba, but his fame concerni...
1 Kings 10:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Solomon's Wealth. B. C. 990. 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yea...
1 Kings 10:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For pomp and magnificence, and (as may be thought from the use of the brazen shields, 1 Kings 14:27,28 ) to be carried before him by his guard when he went abroad.
1 Kings 10:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Description Of King Solomon's Toys ( 1 Kings 10:14-22 ). With the wealth that was pouring into his country Solomon made himself some ostentatious ‘toys. These included both large and small shiel...
1 Kings 10:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 10:15 . Beside … of the merchantmen, and … merchants —the words rendered “merchantmen,” אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים have been conjectured to mean “fines of the su...
1 Kings 10:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 10:1 . Sheba, from Saba, the eldest son of Cush. Genesis 10:7 . The country extending itself from the Gulf of Persia to the Red sea. The claims of the Abyssinians to the queen of this cou...
1 Kings 10:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S WEALTH , POMP , AND POWER . The visit of the Queen of Sheba, in itself a striking proof of the fame and greatness of Solomon, is followed by a description of his re...
1 Kings 10:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon's Riches and Luxury
1 Kings 10:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 14:26-28 ; 2 Chronicles 12:10 ; 2 Chronicles 12:9 ; 2 Chronicles 9:15 ; 2 Chronicles 9:16
1 Kings 10:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Targets — For pomp and magnificence, and to be carried before him, by his guard, when he went abroad. The Roman magistrates had rods and axes carried before them, in token of their power to correct...

1 Kings 10:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 10:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 10:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 10:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 10:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 10:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 10:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 10:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 10:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 10:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 10:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 10:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 10:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes