1 Kings 10:16
New International Version
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

New Living Translation
King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds.

English Standard Version
King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.

Berean Standard Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

King James Bible
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

New King James Version
And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

New American Standard Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, using six hundred shekels of gold on each large shield.

NASB 1995
King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

NASB 1977
And King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

Legacy Standard Bible
And King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

Amplified Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten (hammered) gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

Christian Standard Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; fifteen pounds of gold went into each shield.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of gold went into each shield.

American Standard Version
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And King Solomon made two hundred shields of refined gold, and six hundred minas of gold covered one shield

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Solomon made three hundred spears of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold were upon one spear.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon made 200 gold shields and used almost seven kilograms of gold for each one.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon made two hundred shields of the purest gold: he allowed six hundred sides of gold for the plates of one shield.

English Revised Version
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, using 15 pounds of gold on each shield.

Good News Translation
Solomon made two hundred large shields and had each one overlaid with almost fifteen pounds of gold.

International Standard Version
King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each large shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

Literal Standard Version
And King Solomon makes two hundred bucklers of alloyed gold—six hundred [shekels] of gold go up on the one buckler;

Majority Standard Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

New American Bible
King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold (six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield)

NET Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.

New Revised Standard Version
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each large shield.

New Heart English Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to each shield.

Webster's Bible Translation
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

World English Bible
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.

Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold -- six hundred of gold go up on the one target;

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Context
Solomon's Wealth and Splendor
15not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. 16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. 17He 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.…

Cross References
1 Kings 14:26
He 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.

2 Chronicles 9:15
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

2 Chronicles 12:9
So 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.

2 Chronicles 12:10
Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.


Treasury of Scripture

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

two hundred.

1 Kings 14:26-28
And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made…

2 Chronicles 9:15,16
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target…

2 Chronicles 12:9,10
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made…

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1 Kings 10
1. The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon
14. Solomon's gold
16. His targets
18. The throne of ivory
21. His vessels
24. His presents
26. his chariots and horse
28. his tribute














(16, 17) The shields overlaid with gold--the larger called "targets," and the lesser called "shields"--were evidently used for ornamenting the king's palace, and (as we may gather from the notice in 2Chronicles 12:11, of the brazen shields which superseded them) taken down and borne before the king on solemn occasions, as "when he went to the house of the Lord." We have notices of shields of gold among the Syrians of Zobah (2Samuel 8:7; 1Chronicles 18:7), and of shields hung on the walls of Tyre (Ezekiel 27:10-11). The use of such ornaments argues a plethora of gold, too great to be absorbed either in currency or in personal and architectural decorations.

Verse 16. - And king Solomon made two hundred targets [צִנָּה, from a root which signifies protect, a large oblong shield, which covered the entire person (Psalm 5:12), θυρεός, scutum. See 1 Samuel 17:7, 41. The LXX. here reads δόρατα, i.e., spears] of beaten gold [The authorities are divided as to the meaning of שָׁחוּט, here translated beaten. This rendering is supported by Bahr and Keil (after Kimchi), but Gesenius understands mixed gold. Rawlinson infers from the weight that the shields were only plated (shields were commonly made of wood, covered with leather). But whether they were solid or not does not decide the question whether the gold was pure or alloyed. "Shields of gold" are mentioned 2 Samuel 8:7; 1 Macc. 6:39]: six hundred shekels [Heb. omits shekels, as elsewhere, Genesis 24:22; Genesis 37:28; Judges 8:26, etc. There were apparently two kinds of shekel, the Mosaic and the royal (for the latter see 2 Samuel 14:26). The former was twice as much as the latter, but there is no agreement amongst commentators as to the weight or value of either. Nor can we be certain which is indicated here. Thenius decides for the former, and estimates the weight of the gold on each target to be 17 ½ lbs., and the value to be 6000 thalers (£900), or, according to Keil, 5000 thalers (£750). Keil, however, inclines to the belief that the royal shekel is meant, in which case the weight would be 9 lbs., and the value about £400. Bahr, however, estimates the gold at no more than £78 (523 thalers)] of gold went to one target.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
King
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

made
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

two hundred
מָאתַ֥יִם (mā·ṯa·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 3967: A hundred

large shields
צִנָּ֖ה (ṣin·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6793: A hook, a, shield, cold

[of] hammered
שָׁח֑וּט (šā·ḥūṭ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 7820: To hammer out

gold;
זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

six
שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

hundred [shekels]
מֵא֣וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ)
Number - feminine plural
Strong's 3967: A hundred

of gold
זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

went
יַעֲלֶ֖ה (ya·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

into
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

each
הָאֶחָֽת׃ (hā·’e·ḥāṯ)
Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

shield.
הַצִּנָּ֥ה (haṣ·ṣin·nāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6793: A hook, a, shield, cold


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