7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. …
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. …
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)God had given David rest from all his enemies that opposed him and made head against him; and he having made a good use of that rest, has now commission given him to make war upon them, and to act offensively for the avenging of Israel’s quarrels and the recovery of their rights; for as yet they were not in full possession of that country to which by the promise of God they were entitled. I. He qu…
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