And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Ver. 7. And David took the shields of gold.] As Alexander had his Argyraspides, a so Hadadezer his Chrysaspides; as if they had been masters of those two islands in India, called Chryse and Argyre, for the plenty of gold and silver there.
a Polyhist., cap. 65.