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2 Chronicles 9:15-17
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
New English Translation
15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures[a] of hammered gold were used for each shield. 16 He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold; 300 measures[b] of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.[c]
17 The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
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- 2 Chronicles 9:15 tn The Hebrew text has simply “600,” with no unit of measure given.
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 tn The Hebrew text has simply “300,” with no unit of measure given.
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 sn 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. See 1 Kgs 7:2.
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
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
English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 9:15-17
English Standard Version
15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels[a] of beaten gold went into each shield. 16 And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; (A)300 shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 17 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
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- 2 Chronicles 9:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
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