2 Chronicles 9:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels 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 hundred shekels 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 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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he made three hundred shields 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and three hundred shields of alloyed gold, three hundred <FI>shekels<Fi> of gold he causeth to go up on the one shield, and the king putteth them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 9:16 — 1 related verse 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.

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