He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 300 measures<n id="1" /> of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,

Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.

King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard<n id="1" /> who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

Jehoiada the priest gave to the officers of the units of hundreds King David&#8217;s spears and shields<n id="1" /> that were kept in God&#8217;s temple.

<p class="bodytext">Hezekiah was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made storehouses for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, and all his other valuable possessions.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

<p class="bodytext">Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

Hezekiah<n id="1" /> energetically rebuilt<n id="2" /> every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall,<n id="3" /> and fortified the terrace of the City of David.<n id="4" /> He made many weapons and shields.p>