1 Kings 10:16
“¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten golde: sixe hundred shekels of golde went to one target.”
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1 Kings 10:16 Context
14¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred, threescore & six talents of gold, 15Besides that he had of the merchant men, and of the traffique of the spicemerchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the gouernours of the countrey. 16¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten golde: sixe hundred shekels of golde went to one target. 17And 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 forrest of Lebanon. 18¶ Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaide it with the best gold.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 10:16
And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
- King James Version
King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 {shekels of} gold on each large shield.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred `shekels' of gold went to one buckler.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it.
- Basic English Bible
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, -- he applied six hundred [shekels] of gold to one target;
- Darby Bible
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
- Webster's Bible
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one buckler.
- World English Bible
And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold -- six hundred of gold go up on the one target;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 10:16
10:16 Targets - For pomp and magnificence, and to be carried beforehim, by his guard, when he went abroad. The Roman magistrates had rodsand axes carried before them, in token of their power to correct the bad:but Solomon shields and targets, to shew he took more pleasure in hispower to defend and protect the good.