2 Chronicles 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

2 Chronicles 9:16 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

2 Chronicles 9:16 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and three hundred shields of alloyed gold, three hundred <FI>shekels<Fi> of gold he causeth to go up on the one shield, and the king putteth them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.”

2 Chronicles 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

2 Chronicles 9:16 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And three hundreth shieldes of beaten golde: three hundreth shekels of golde went to one shielde, and the King put them in the house of the wood of Lebanon.”

2 Chronicles 9:16 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 9:16 in Context — 2 Chronicles 9

14 Sin lo que traían los mercaderes y negociantes; y también todos los reyes de Arabia y los príncipes de la tierra traían oro y plata á Salomón.

15 Hizo también el rey Salomón doscientos paveses de oro de martillo, cada uno de los cuales tenía seiscientos [siclos] de oro labrado:

16 Asimismo trescientos escudos de oro batido, teniendo cada escudo trescientos [siclos] de oro: y púsolos el rey en la casa del bosque del Líbano.

17 Hizo además el rey un gran trono de marfil, y cubriólo de oro puro.

18 Y había seis gradas al trono, con un estrado de oro al mismo, y brazos de la una parte y de la otra al lugar del asiento, y dos leones que estaban junto á los brazos.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 9:16 Mean?

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