1 Kings 10:17 — Compare Translations

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

and three hundred shields of alloyed gold -- three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them [in] the house of the forest of Lebanon.

English ASV

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

English Amplified

And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly four pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and three hundred shields of beaten gold, he applied three minas of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

English EASY 2024

They also made 300 small shields in the same way. They used about 2 kilograms of gold to cover each shield. He put these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold. Each shield contained about 4 pounds of gold. The king put them in the building called the "Forest of Lebanon."

And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He also made three hundred smaller shields, overlaying each one of them with nearly four pounds of gold. He had all these shields placed in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold, using four pounds of gold on each shield. The king put them in the hall {which he called} the Forest of Lebanon.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about four pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English KJV 1611

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

English LSB

And he made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He made three hundred shields of beaten gold with three minas of gold in each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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

and three hundred bucklers of beaten gold (three minas of gold went into each buckler); and he put them in the hall of the Forest of Lebanon.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He also made 300 small shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed almost four pounds. The king put all of the shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

English NIV

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

He also made three hundred smaller shields of hammered gold, each containing nearly four pounds of gold. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and three hundred shields (“1,800 worth of gold in each). And he kept them in his palace in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.

English Tyndale 1537

And he made three hundredth shields of beaten gold, three pounds of gold going to a piece, and put them in the house of the wood of Libanon.