1 Kings 10:17

1 Kings 10:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

Context of 1 Kings 10:17

15He also received money from traders, from the kings of Arabia and from the rulers of each region in Israel. 16King Solomon's workers used gold to make 200 large shields. They hit the gold with hammers to make it flat. They used about four kilograms of gold to cover each shield. They also made 300 small shields in the same way. They used about 2 kilograms of gold to cover each shield. He put these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. 18The king used ivory to make a large throne. He covered it with gold. 19There were six steps up to the throne. The back of the throne was a round shape at the top. On both sides of the seat there were places for the king to put his arms. An image of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

1 Kings 10:17 word by word

וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת מָֽגִנִּים֙ זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֔וּט שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת מָנִים֙ זָהָ֔ב יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־הַמָּגֵ֣ן הָאֶחָ֑ת וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בֵּ֖ית יַ֥עַר הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• beatenשָׁחוּטshâchaţ · beatenH7820
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• poundמָנֶהmâneh · minaH4488
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• them in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · House (of the Forests of Lebanon)H1004
• of the forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · (House of) the ForestH3293
• of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · (House of the Forest of) LebanonH3844

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:17

• 1 Kings 7:2He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 46 metres long, 23 metres wide and 14 metres high. It had four rows of pillars. On top of them were beams. They used cedar wood to make the pillars and the beams.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He made three hundred shields - The מגן magen was a large shield by which the whole body was protected. Mr. Reynolds computes that the two hundred targets, on each of which were employed three hundred shekels of gold, were worth 28,131 16s. 9 1/2d. And the three hundred shields, in forming each of which three pounds of gold were employed, were worth 210,976 7s. 7d.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17These shields, together with the 500 taken by David from Hadadezer 2 Samuel 8:7 were hung round the outer walls of a building, reckoned as belonging to the “house of the Forest of Lebanon,” but separate from it, and called sometimes “the Tower of David” Isaiah 22:8. The practice of hanging shields outside walls for ornamentation seems to have existed at Tyre Ezekiel 27:10-11, Rome, Athens, and elsewhere. Traces of it are thought to be found in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17Normally, large shields were made for foot soldiers and small shields for archers. But these shields were probably used for ceremonies instead of battle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. two hundred targets, six hundred shekels--These defensive arms were anciently made of wood and covered with leather; those were covered with fine gold. 600 shekels were used in the gilding of each target--300 for each shield. They were intended for the state armory of the palace (see 1Ki 14:26).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:17

• Armory
• Gold
• King
• Maneh
• Pound
• Shield
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Lebanon
• Beaten gold
• Armour
• Army
• Baalbec
• Exceed
• Forest
• Maneh
• Navy
• Pound

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings