17He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms. of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
17And he made three hundred small shields of beaten gold, 10:17 Lit he brought upusing 10:17 About 3.8 lb. or 1.7 kgthree minas of gold on each shield; and the king put them in the house of the timber of Lebanon.
17He made three hundred smaller shields of beaten gold; 10:17 About three pounds.three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon [the king’s armory].
17He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold10:17 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. went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17He also made 300 small shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed seven and a half pounds. The king put all the shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.