1 Kings 10:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.”

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BSBPD

“He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and three hundred shields of alloyed gold--three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them <FI>in<Fi> the house of the forest of Lebanon.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 10:17 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 7:2He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
  2. 1 Kings 14:26He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
  3. Isaiah 22:8He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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