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1 Kings 10:16-17
New English Translation
1 Kings 10:16-17
New English Translation
16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures[a] of gold were used for each shield. 17 He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold; three minas[b] of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.[c]
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- 1 Kings 10:16 tn The Hebrew text has simply “six hundred,” with no unit of measure given.
- 1 Kings 10:17 sn Three minas. The mina was a unit of measure for weight.
- 1 Kings 10:17 sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.
1 Kings 10:16-17
New International Version
1 Kings 10:16-17
New International Version
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields(A) of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[b] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
- 1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.
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