15. King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, and six hundred gold pieces were used for each large shield.
16. And he made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three hundred gold pieces were used for each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17. And the king made a great throne of ivory, and he covered it with fine gold.
18. And there were six steps and a gold footstool attached to the throne, and on each side at the place of the seat were armrests with two lions standing beside the armrests.
19. So twelve lions stood there on the six steps, one on each side, and there was nothing like this in any kingdom.
20. Even all the drinking vessels of King Solomon were gold, and all the vessels in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were fine gold. And silver was not thought to be valuable in the days of Solomon.
21. The ships of Solomon went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish returned carrying gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
22. So King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.
23. All the kings of the earth sought out an audience before Solomon to hear his wisdom that God gave to his mind.
24. Every year each man brought his own tribute, vessels of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules.
25. Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots and twelve thousand horses, and he put them in designated cities and with him in Jerusalem.
26. He ruled over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.