1 Raja-raja 10:17

10:17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas ¹  of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest. ² 

1 Raja-raja 10:21

10:21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. ³ 

[10:17]  ¹ sn Three minas. The mina was a unit of measure for weight.

[10:17]  ² sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.

[10:21]  ³ tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”