15. besides that from the traders and the wares of the merchants and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the country.
16. King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.
17. He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold.
19. There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.
20. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.
21. 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. None was of silver; it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
22. For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.