KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
WEB World English 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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 10
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
15 Beside [that he had] of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
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.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne [was] round behind: and [there were] stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
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וּשְׁלֹשׁ־H7969 · sha.loshthreeמֵא֤וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredמָֽגִנִּים֙H4043 · ma.genshieldזָהָ֣בH2091 · za.havgoldשָׁח֔וּטH7820 · sha.chatbeatenשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתH7969 · sha.loshthreeמָנִים֙H4488 · ma.nehminaזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldיַעֲלֶ֖הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעַל־H5921 · aluponהַמָּגֵ֣ןH4043 · ma.genshieldהָאֶחָ֑תH259 · e.chadoneוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םH5414 · na.tanto give: giveהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingבֵּ֖יתH1004 · betplaceיַ֥עַרH3293 · ya.arwoodהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פH3844 · le.va.nonLebanon
Cross-references
1 Kings 7:2He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof [was] an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.1 Kings 14:26And 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.
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