He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly two kilograms of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
Isaiah 22:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He removed the defences of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then [God] removed the protective covering of Judah; and you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest [the king's armory] in that day. [I Kings 7:2; 10:17, 21.] American Standard Version (1901) And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest. Common English Bible Judah’s covering has been stripped away. On that day, you trusted the weapons in the Forest House. Catholic Public Domain Version And the covering of Judah will be exposed, and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the covering of Juda shall be discovered: and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest. |
He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly two kilograms of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. It was forty-five metres long, twenty-three metres wide, and thirteen and a half metres high on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on top of the pillars.
Your neck is like the tower of David, constructed in layers. A thousand shields are hung on it – all of them shields of warriors.
Your best valleys were full of chariots, and horsemen were positioned at the city gates.