17 He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly four pounds[a] of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.(A)

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  1. 10:17 Lit three minas

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)

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  1. 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.

17 He also made (A)three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the (B)House of the Forest of Lebanon.

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17 And he made 300 (A)shields of beaten gold; three minas[a] of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in (B)the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:17 A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram