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1 Kings 10:17-19
English Standard Version
1 Kings 10:17-19
English Standard Version
17 And he made 300 (A)shields of beaten gold; three minas[a] of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in (B)the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 18 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with the finest gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the throne had a round top,[b] and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests,
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- 1 Kings 10:17 A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram
- 1 Kings 10:19 Or and at the back of the throne was a calf's head
1 Kings 10:17-19
New International Version
1 Kings 10:17-19
New International Version
17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[a] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(A)
18 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.
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