1 Kings 10 · Verse 16

1 Kings 10:16

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
1 Kings 10:16, King James Version

1 Kings 10:16 in other translations

BSBKing Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
WEBKing Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
ASVAnd king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
YLTAnd king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold--six hundred of gold go up on the one target;
DARBYAnd king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, — he applied six hundred shekels of gold to one target;
BBEAnd Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it.
WebsterAnd king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

What does 1 Kings 10:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:16-17
16-17. two hundred targets, six hundred shekels--These defensive arms were anciently made of wood and covered with leather; those were covered with fine gold. 600 shekels were used in the gilding of each target--300 for each shield. They were intended for the state armory of the palace (see 1Ki 14:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - I have already conjectured that the צנה tsinnah might resemble the Highland targe or target, with a dagger projecting from the Umbo or center.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 10:14-29

Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See…

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1 Kings 10:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
מָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimtwo hundredH3967
צִנָּ֖הtzi.Nahbody shield[s]H6793
זָהָ֣בza.HavgoldH2091
שָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutbeatenH7820
שֵׁשׁ\־shesh-sixH8337
מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
זָהָ֔בza.HavgoldH2091
יַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.Lehhe put upH5927
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.Nahthe body shieldH6793
הָאֶחָֽת\׃ha.'e.Chat<the> oneH259

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 10:16

  • 1 Kings 14:26-28

    And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house. And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:9-10

    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:15-16

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

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
two hundred.Mr. Reynolds computes that these 200 targets were worth 28,131£ 16s. 9d.; and that the 300 shields were worth 210,976£ 7s. 7d.
14:26-28; 2Ch 9:15,16; 12:9,10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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.

  • 1 Kings 10:16

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

  • 1 Kings 10:17

    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.

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1 Kings 10:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hizo también el rey Salomón doscientos paveses de oro extendido: seiscientos siclos de oro gastó en cada pavés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Salomon fit 200 grands boucliers d’or battu, mettant à chaque bouclier 600 sicles d’or,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König Salomo machte zweihundert Schilde von getriebenem Golde: sechshundert Sekel Gold zog er über jeden Schild;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecit quoque rex Salomon ducenta scuta de auro purissimo: sexcentos auri siclos dedit in laminas scuti unius.