Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 10:16
The “targets” seem to have been long shields protecting the whole body, while the “shields” of the next verse were bucklers of a smaller size, probably round, and much lighter. They may be compared with the Assyrian long shield, and the ordinary Assyrian round shield. As the amount of gold used in each of the larger shields was only 600 shekels - worth from 650 to 700 of our money - and that used in the smaller ones was only half as much it is evident that the metal did not form the substance... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 10:18
Moreover the ling made a great throne [Heb. seat . The use of a chair where the custom of the country is to squat on the ground, or to recline on a divan, is always a mark of dignity. See 2 Kings 4:10 ; Proverbs 9:14 ] of ivory [Heb. tooth . Below in verse 22 we have elephant's tooth . It is generally thought that this "throne of the house of David" ( Psalms 122:5 ) was of wood, veneered with ivory, as was the practice in Assyria, and in the chryselephantine statues of... read more