2 Chronicles 9:16 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he made 300 shields of beaten gold, with 300 shekels of gold spread on each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible and three hundred small shields of hammered gold, using seven and a half pounds of hammered gold in each shield. The king placed these in the Forest of Lebanon Palace. Catholic Public Domain Version and also three hundred gold shields, from three hundred gold pieces, which covered each shield. And the king placed them in the armory, which was situated in a forest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And three hundred golden shields of three hundred pieces of gold, which went to the covering of every shield. And the king put them in the armoury, which was compassed with a wood. |
Shishak took the treasures from the Lord’s temple and from the king’s palace. He even took the gold shields that David had taken from the officers of Hadadezer, king of Aram. David had taken these shields to Jerusalem. But Shishak took all the gold shields.
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]
Shishak attacked Jerusalem and took the treasures that were in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [167]} Shishak was the king of Egypt. And he also took the treasures that were in the king’s house. Shishak took everything and carried those treasures away. He also took the gold shields that Solomon had made.
King Solomon made 200 large shields from hammered gold. About 7 1/2 pounds {\cf2\super [155]} of hammered gold was used to make each shield.
King Solomon used ivory to make a large throne. He covered the throne with pure gold.