1 Kings

1 Kings 10:16–17

¹⁶King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold^e went into each shield. ¹⁷He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold^f went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

Footnotes

e 10:16 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of gold.
f 10:17 3 minas is approximately 3.77 pounds or 1.71 kilograms of gold; possibly a reference to double minas, that is, approximately 7.54 pounds or 3.42 kilograms.

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1 Kings 10:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
King	הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
made	וַיַּ֨עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
two hundred	מָאתַ֥יִם	mā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H3967 hundred
large shields	צִנָּ֖ה	ṣin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6793 hook
hammered	שָׁח֑וּט	šā·ḥūṭ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7820 slaughter, beat
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
six	שֵׁשׁ־	šêš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
hundred	מֵא֣וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
of gold	זָהָ֔ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
went	יַעֲלֶ֖ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
into	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
each	הָאֶחָֽת׃	hā·’e·ḥāṯ	Article; Number - feminine singular	H259 one
shield	הַצִּנָּ֥ה	haṣ·ṣin·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6793 hook

1 Kings 10:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
three	וּשְׁלֹשׁ־	ū·šə·lōš-	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
hundred	מֵא֤וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
small shields	מָֽגִנִּים֙	mā·ḡin·nîm	Noun - common plural	H4043 shield
of hammered	שָׁח֔וּט	šā·ḥūṭ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7820 slaughter, beat
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
three	שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
minas	מָנִים֙	mā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4488 maneh, mina
of gold	זָהָ֔ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
went	יַעֲלֶ֖ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
into	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
each	הָאֶחָ֑ת	hā·’e·ḥāṯ	Article; Number - feminine singular	H259 one
shield	הַמָּגֵ֣ן	ham·mā·ḡên	Article; Noun - common singular	H4043 shield
And the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
put them	וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם	way·yit·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
in the House	בֵּ֖ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the Forest	יַ֥עַר	ya·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
of Lebanon	הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃פ	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon

Cross-references

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1 Kings 10:16 1 Kings 14:26–28 · 2 Chronicles 12:9–10

1 Kings 10:17 1 Kings 7:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.