16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels9:16 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.
16He made three hundred shields of beaten gold, 9:16 Lit he brought upusing three hundred shekels of gold on each shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
16And he made three hundred [smaller] shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield; and the king put them in the 9:16 A building in Jerusalem whose purpose is not mentioned. Since it had utensils for dining (v 20), however, it may have been a separate banquet hall. It is described in 1 Kin 7:2-5 and was larger than the temple.house of the Forest of Lebanon.
16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold9:16 300 shekels is approximately 7.5 pounds or 3.4 kilograms of gold. went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
16He also made 300 small shields out of hammered gold. Each one weighed almost eight pounds. The king put all the shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.