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1 Kings 10:16
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1 Kings 10:16
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16 Solomon made 200 gold shields and used almost seven kilograms of gold for each one.
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1 Kings 10:16
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1 Kings 10:16
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16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields(A) of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of gold went into each shield.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
1 Kings 10:17
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1 Kings 10:17
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17 He also made 300 smaller gold shields, using almost two kilograms for each one, and he put the shields in his palace in Forest Hall.
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1 Kings 10:17
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1 Kings 10:17
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17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[a] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(A)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.
2 Chronicles 9:15
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2 Chronicles 9:15
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15 Solomon made 200 gold shields that weighed over three kilograms each.
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2 Chronicles 9:15
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2 Chronicles 9:15
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15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of hammered gold went into each shield.
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- 2 Chronicles 9:15 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
2 Chronicles 9:16
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2 Chronicles 9:16
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16 He also made 300 smaller gold shields that weighed almost two kilograms, and he put these shields in his palace in Forest Hall.
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2 Chronicles 9:16
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2 Chronicles 9:16
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16 He also made three hundred small shields(A) of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels[a] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(B)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
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