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1 Kings 10:16–17

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels2 of gold went into each shield. 17 And he made 300 mshields of beaten gold; three minas3 of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in nthe House of the Forest of Lebanon.

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1 Kings 10:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds. 17 He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, each of which contained about seven and one-half pounds of gold. 17 He also made three hundred smaller shields of hammered gold, each of which contained about four pounds of gold. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler. 17 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.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, —he applied six hundred shekels of gold to one target; 17 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.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, using 15 pounds of gold on each shield. 17 He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold, using four pounds of gold on each shield. The king put them in the hall ⸤which he called⸥ the Forest of Lebanon. 

1 Kings 10:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of gold went into each shield. 17 He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about four pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each large shield. 17 He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold; six hundred measures of gold went up over each shield. 17 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.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed seven and a half pounds. 17 He also made 300 small shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed almost four pounds. The king put all of the shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

17 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.


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