1 Kings 10 · Verse 17

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.
1 Kings 10:17, King James Version

1 Kings 10:17 in other translations

BSBHe also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
WEBHe 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand three hundred shields of alloyed gold--three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
DARBYand 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.
BBEAnd he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, with three pounds of gold in every cover: and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Kings 10:17 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).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 He made three hundred shields - The מגן magen was a large shield by which the whole body was protected. Mr. Reynolds computes that the two hundred targets, on each of which were employed three hundred shekels of gold, were worth 28,131 16s. 9 1/2d. And the three hundred shields, in forming each of which three pounds of gold were employed, were worth 210,976 7s. 7d.

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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 10:17 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.

וּשְׁלֹשׁ\־u.she.losh-and threeH7969
מֵא֤וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
מָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimshieldsH4043
זָהָ֣בza.HavgoldH2091
שָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutbeatenH7820
שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthreeH7969
מָנִים֙ma.NimminasH4488
זָהָ֔בza.HavgoldH2091
יַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.Lehhe put upH5927
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.Genthe shieldH4043
הָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.Chat<the> oneH259
וַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.Nemand he put themH5414
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] House ofH1004
יַ֥עַרYa.'ar[the] Forest ofH3293
הַלְּבָנֽוֹן\׃\ \פha.le.va.Non<the> LebanonH3844

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 10:17

  • 1 Kings 7:2

    He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • 1 Kings 14:26

    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.

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 10:18

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

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1 Kings 10:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo trescientos escudos de oro extendido, en cada uno de los cuales gastó tres libras de oro: y púsolos el rey en la casa del bosque del Líbano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et 300 petits boucliers d’or battu, mettant à chaque bouclier trois mines d’or; et le roi les mit dans la maison de la forêt du Liban.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und dreihundert Tartschen von getriebenem Golde: drei Minen Gold zog er über jede Tartsche; und der König tat sie in das Haus des Waldes Libanon.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et trecentas peltas ex auro probato: trecentæ minæ auri unam peltam vestiebant: posuitque eas rex in domo saltus Libani.