1 Kings 10:17
“And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold, three pound of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forrest of Lebanon.”
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1 Kings 10:17 Context
15Besides that he had of the merchant men, and of the traffique of the spicemerchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the gouernours of the countrey. 16¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten golde: sixe hundred shekels of golde went to one target. 17And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold, three pound of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forrest of Lebanon. 18¶ Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaide it with the best gold. 19The throne had sixe steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stayes on either side on the place of the seate, and two lyons stood beside the stayes.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 10:17
And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- King James Version
{He made} 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And `he made' three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, with three pounds of gold in every cover: and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.
- Basic English Bible
and three hundred shields of beaten gold, -- he applied three minas of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- Darby Bible
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- Webster's Bible
[he made] three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- World English Bible
and three hundred shields of alloyed gold -- three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them [in] the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold: three pounds of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 10:17
10:17 Shields - Smaller than targets.