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 9:16 in other translations
| BSB | He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. |
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| WEB | He made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. |
| ASV | And he made three hundred shields 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. |
| YLT | and three hundred shields of alloyed gold, three hundred shekels of gold he causeth to go up on the one shield, and the king putteth them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. |
| DARBY | and three hundred shields of beaten gold, — he applied three hundred shekels of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. |
| BBE | And he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, using three hundred shekels of gold for every cover, and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 2 Chronicles 9:16 mean?
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 9:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 9:16
- 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.
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Context
- 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 9:17
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 9:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Asimismo trescientos escudos de oro batido, teniendo cada escudo trescientos siclos de oro: y púsolos el rey en la casa del bosque del Líbano. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et 300 petits boucliers d’or battu, mettant à chaque bouclier 300 sicles d’or; et le roi les mit dans la maison de la forêt du Liban. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und dreihundert Tartschen von getriebenem Golde: dreihundert Sekel Gold zog er über jede Tartsche; und der König tat sie in das Haus des Waldes Libanon. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | trecenta quoque scuta aurea trecentorum aureorum, quibus tegebantur singula scuta: posuitque ea rex in armentario, quod erat consitum nemore. |