1 Kings 10:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold -- six hundred of gold go up on the one target;

English ASV

And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.

English Amplified

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; fifteen pounds of gold went into each shield.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, he applied six hundred [shekels] of gold to one target;

English EASY 2024

King Solomon's workers used gold to make 200 large shields. They hit the gold with hammers to make it flat. They used about four kilograms of gold to cover each shield.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold. Each shield contained about 15 pounds of gold.

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Solomon made two hundred large shields and had each one overlaid with almost fifteen pounds of gold.

English God's Word - GW 1995

King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, using 15 pounds of gold on each shield.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of gold went into each shield.

English KJV 1611

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

English LSB

And King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold made of six hundred shekels of gold each.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Moreover, King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold (six hundred gold shekels went into each shield)

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

King Solomon made 200 large shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed seven and a half pounds.

English NIV

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred bekas of gold went into each shield.

English NKJ 1982

And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

English NLT

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, each containing over fifteen pounds of gold.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each large shield.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Solomon had some of the gold beaten into two hundred pieces of armor (gold worth “6,000 went into each piece)

English Tyndale 1537

And king Salomon made two hundredth bucklers of beaten gold, six hundredth sicles of gold went to a buckler.

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