2 Chronicles 9:14-16
Common English Bible
14 not including income from the traders and merchants. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought Solomon gold and silver. 15 King Solomon made two hundred body-sized shields of hammered gold, using fifteen pounds[a] of hammered gold in each shield; 16 and three hundred small shields of hammered gold, using seven and a half pounds[b] of hammered gold in each shield. The king placed these in the Forest of Lebanon Palace.
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- 2 Chronicles 9:15 Or six hundred shekels
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 Or three hundred shekels
2 Chronicles 9:14-16
New International Version
14 not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia(A) and the governors of the territories brought gold and silver to Solomon.
15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He also made three hundred small shields(B) of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels[b] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(C)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 9:15 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
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