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2 Chronicles 9:15-17
King James Version
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
King James Version
15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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2 Chronicles 9:15-17
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
New King James Version
15 And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; [a]three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the (A)House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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- 2 Chronicles 9:16 three minas, 1 Kin. 10:17
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
Good News Translation
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
Good News Translation
15 Solomon made two hundred large shields, each of which was covered with about fifteen pounds of beaten gold, 16 and three hundred smaller shields, each covered with about eight pounds of beaten gold. He had them all placed in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.[a]
17 The king also had a large throne made. Part of it was covered with ivory and the rest of it was covered with pure gold.
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- 2 Chronicles 9:16 A large ceremonial hall in the palace, probably so called because it was paneled in cedar.
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
New International Version
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
New International Version
15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He also made three hundred small shields(A) of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels[b] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)
17 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory(C) and overlaid with pure gold.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 9:15 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
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