1 Kings 10:17 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 Kings 10:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 10:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 10:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.”

1 Kings 10:17 — World English Bible

1 Kings 10:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.”

1 Kings 10:17 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 10:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and three hundred shields of alloyed gold--three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them <FI>in<Fi> the house of the forest of Lebanon.”

1 Kings 10:17 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and three hundred shields of beaten gold, — he applied three minas of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. ”

1 Kings 10:17 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 10:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And three hundreth shieldes of beaten golde, three pound of gold went to one shielde: and the King put them in the house of the wood of Lebanon.”

1 Kings 10:17 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 10:17 in Context — 1 Kings 10

15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

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

17 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.

18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

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What Does 1 Kings 10:17 Mean?

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