2 Chronicles 9:16 — Compare Translations

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

and three hundred shields of alloyed gold, three hundred [shekels] of gold he causeth to 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 hundred shekels 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, with 300 shekels of gold spread on each shield. And 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, with 300 shekels of gold spread on each shield. And 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 hundred shekels 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; 7½ 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 hundred [shekels] 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 small shields of hammered gold. Each shield contained almost 4 pounds of gold. The king put them in the building called the "Forest of Lebanon."

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and three hundred smaller shields, each covered with about eight pounds of beaten gold. He had them all 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 7 1/2 pounds of gold on each shield. The king put them in the hall {named} the Forest of Lebanon.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And he made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three hundred pieces of gold were used for 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 hundred shekels 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 hundred shekels of gold going into each buckler; these the king put 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; 300 measures of gold were used for each of those 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 hundred bekas 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 hundred shekels 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 about 7 1/2 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 hundred shekels 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 hundred shekels 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 about 300 small shields about half that size. He stored the shields in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.“

English Tyndale 1537

and three hundredth shields of Beaten gold, three hundredth sicles of gold to a shield, and he put them in the house of the forest of Libanon.