And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold--six hundred of gold go up on the one target;
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, — he applied six hundred [shekels] of gold to one target;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile