Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest.
New American Standard Bible
He made
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.
Holman Bible
He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about four pounds
A Conservative 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.
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.
Amplified
He made three hundred smaller shields of beaten gold;
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And three hundred shields of beaten gold; three parts of gold will come up upon the one shield: and the king will give them to the house of the forest of Lebanon.
King James 2000
And he made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Also [he made] three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went up over each of the small shields; and the king put them [into] the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
Modern King James verseion
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold, three pounds of gold going to a piece, and put them in the house of the wood of Lebanon.
NET Bible
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
and three hundred bucklers, of beaten gold, one hundred and fifty shekels of gold, laid he upon one buckler, - and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Webster
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.
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Armory » In different parts of the kingdom
Forests » Mentioned in scripture » Lebanon
Gold » Described as » Malleable
Gold » Used in the arts » Shields of
King » Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Maneh » Equal to one-hundred shekels
Pound » The hebrew word "maneh" is translated "pound,"
Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Gold
Interlinear
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Shalowsh
`alah
Nathan
Bayith
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 10:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Wealth
16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each large shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces, 17 and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest. 18 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 7:2
He built his own palace out of timber supplied from the forest of Lebanon. It was 100 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, 20 cubits tall, and was constructed on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams interlocking the pillars.
1 Kings 14:26
He stripped the LORD's Temple and the royal palace of their treasures. He took everything, even the gold shields that Solomon had made.