2 Chronicles 9:15

Good News Translation

Solomon made two hundred large shields, each of which was covered with about fifteen pounds of beaten gold,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of hammered gold went into each shield.

Hebrew Names Version
King Shlomo made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one buckler.

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

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

New Century Version
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, each of which contained about seven and one-half pounds of hammered gold.

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

Amplified Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, using six hundred shekels of beaten gold on each large shield.

New American Standard Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold, using six hundred shekels of beaten gold on each large shield.

World English Bible
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one buckler.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And King Salomon made two hundreth targets of beaten golde, and sixe hundreth shekels of beaten golde went to one target,

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Solomon made two hundred gold shields that weighed about seven and a half pounds each.

Complete Jewish Bible
King Shlomo made 200 large shields of hammered gold; fifteen pounds of hammered gold went into one shield.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold. He used about 15 pounds of gold for each shield.

George Lamsa Translation
And King Solomon made two hundred shields of fine gold; six hundred shekels of fine gold went into each shield.

Lexham English Bible
And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.

Literal Translation
And King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; he put six hundred shekels of beaten gold on the one buckler;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the which kynge Salomon made two hundreth speares of beaten golde, so yt sixe hundreth peces of beaten golde came vpo one speare:

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

Bible in Basic English
And King Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And king Solomon made two hundred tarkets of beaten golde: and sixe hundred sicles of beaten golde were spet vpon one target.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target;

King James Version (1611)
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: sixe hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And king Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold: there were six hundred shekels of pure gold to one shield.

English Revised Version
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor kyng Salomon made two hundrid goldun speris of the summe of sixe hundrid `floreyns, ether peesis of gold, that weren spendid in ech spere;

Update Bible Version
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one buckler.

Webster's Bible Translation
And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.

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

New Living Translation
King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 15 pounds.

New Life Bible
King Solomon made 200 battle-coverings of beaten gold. The beaten gold he used to make each large covering was as much as 600 gold pieces.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold, - six hundred shekels of beaten gold, overlay one shield;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Solomon made two hundred golden spears, of the sum of six hundred pieces of gold, which went to every spear:

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

Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold, six hundred [shekels] of alloyed gold he causeth to go up on the one target;

THE MESSAGE
King Solomon crafted two hundred body-length shields of hammered gold—about fifteen pounds of gold to each shield—and about three hundred small shields about half that size. He stored the shields in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of beaten gold on each large shield.

Contextual Overview

¹³ Every year King Solomon received over twenty-five tons of gold, ¹⁴ in addition to the taxes paid by the traders and merchants. The kings of Arabia and the governors of the Israelite districts also brought him silver and gold. ¹⁵ Solomon made two hundred large shields, each of which was covered with about fifteen pounds of beaten gold, ¹⁶ 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. ¹⁷ The king also had a large throne made. Part of it was covered with ivory and the rest of it was covered with pure gold. ¹⁸ Six steps led up to the throne, and there was a footstool attached to it, covered with gold. There were arms on each side of the throne, and the figure of a lion stood at each side. ¹⁹ Twelve figures of lions were on the steps, one at either end of each step. No throne like this had ever existed in any other kingdom. ²⁰ All of King Solomon's drinking cups were made of gold, and all the utensils in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's day. ²¹ He had a fleet of ocean-going ships sailing with King Hiram's fleet. Every three years his fleet would return, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. ²² King Solomon was richer and wiser than any other king in the world.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

two: 2 Chronicles 12:9, 2 Chronicles 12:10, 1 Kings 10:16, 1 Kings 10:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:36 - beaten 1 Samuel 17:6 - target of brass 2 Samuel 8:7 - shields 1 Kings 14:26 - the shields of gold 1 Chronicles 18:7 - shields Ecclesiastes 2:8 - silver Song of Solomon 4:4 - a thousand

Cross-References

Genesis 9:8
God said to Noah and his sons,

Genesis 9:10
and with all living beings—all birds and all animals—everything that came out of the boat with you.

Exodus 28:12
Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the Lord , will always remember my people.

Deuteronomy 7:9
Remember that the Lord your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love to a thousand generations of those who love him and obey his commands,

1 Kings 8:23
and prayed, " Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You keep your covenant with your people and show them your love when they live in wholehearted obedience to you.

Nehemiah 9:32
"O God, our God, how great you are! How terrifying, how powerful! You faithfully keep your covenant promises. From the time when Assyrian kings oppressed us, even till now, how much we have suffered! Our kings, our leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors, and all our people have suffered. Remember how much we have suffered!

Psalms 106:45
For their sake he remembered his covenant, and because of his great love he relented.

Jeremiah 14:21
Remember your promises and do not despise us; do not bring disgrace on Jerusalem, the place of your glorious throne. Do not break the covenant you made with us.

Ezekiel 16:60
But I will honor the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will make a covenant with you that will last forever.

Luke 1:72
He said he would show mercy to our ancestors and remember his sacred covenant.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Comparing 1 Kings 10:16-17, it follows from the two passages together that the “pound of gold” was equal to 100 shekels.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 9:15. And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold — For a more correct valuation of these targets and shields than that in 1 Kings 10:17, see at the end of the chapter. 2 Chronicles 9:29.