He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold. Each shield contained about 4 pounds [137] of gold. The king put them in the building called the “Forest of Lebanon.”
1 Kings 7:2 - Easy To Read Version He also built the building called “the Forest of Lebanon.” It was 100 cubits [57] long, 50 cubits [58] wide, and 30 cubits [59] high. It had four rows of cedar columns. On top of each column was a cedar capital. [60] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He built also the Forest of Lebanon House; its length was a hundred cubits, its breadth fifty, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. American Standard Version (1901) For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. Common English Bible He built the Forest of Lebanon Palace one hundred fifty feet in length, seventy-five feet in width, and forty-five feet in height. It had four rows of cedar columns with cedar engravings above the columns. Catholic Public Domain Version And he built the house from the forest of Lebanon: one hundred cubits in length, and fifty cubits in width, and thirty cubits in height, with four walkways between columns of cedar. For he had hewn the cedar trees into columns. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He built also the house of the forest of Libanus. The length of it was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits, and the height thirty cubits: and four galleries between pillars of cedar: for he had cut cedar-trees into pillars. |
He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold. Each shield contained about 4 pounds [137] of gold. The king put them in the building called the “Forest of Lebanon.”
All of Solomon’s cups and glasses were made of gold. And all of the dishes [138] in the building called the “Forest of Lebanon” were made from pure gold. Nothing in the palace was made from silver. {There was so much gold that} in Solomon’s time people did not think silver was important!
There were cedar beams going across the rows of columns. They put cedar boards on top of these beams for the ceiling. There were 15 beams for each section of columns. There was a total of 45 beams.
So Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his own palace. Solomon built all the things that he wanted to build.
King Solomon also built cities where he could store grain and things. And he built places for his chariots and his horses. King Solomon also built many things that he wanted in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the places he ruled.
Solomon also made 300 small shields of hammered gold. About 3 3/4 pounds {\cf2\super [156]} of gold was used to make each shield. King Solomon put the gold shields in the Forest Palace of Lebanon.
At that time, the people of Judah will want to use the weapons they keep at the Forest Palace. {\cf2\super [216]}