2 Chronicles 9:15

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“King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.”

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BSBPD

“King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold, six hundred <FI>shekels<Fi> of alloyed gold he causeth to go up on the one target;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 9:15 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 25:36The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
  2. 1 Kings 10:16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
  3. 2 Chronicles 12:9So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

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