2 Chronicles 9:15
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
2 Chronicles 9:15 in other translations
| BSB | King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. |
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| WEB | King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one large shield. |
| ASV | And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one buckler. |
| YLT | And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold, six hundred shekels of alloyed gold he causeth to go up on the one target; |
| DARBY | And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, — he applied six hundred shekels of beaten gold to one target; |
| BBE | And King Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it. |
| Webster | And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. |
What does 2 Chronicles 9:15 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:13-31
The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon…
2 Chronicles 9:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 9:15
- 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.
- 1 Kings 10:16-17
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 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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Context
- 2 Chronicles 9:14
Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:15
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
- 2 Chronicles 9:16
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.
2 Chronicles 9:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hizo también el rey Salomón doscientos paveses de oro de martillo, cada uno de los cuales tenía seiscientos siclos de oro labrado: |
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| 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 battu, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König Salomo machte zweihundert Schilde von getriebenem Golde: sechshundert Sekel getriebenes Gold zog er über jeden Schild; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecit igitur rex Salomon ducentas hastas aureas de summa sexcentorum aureorum, qui in singulis hastis expendebantur: |