1 Kings 10:17

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
three	וּשְׁלֹשׁ u.she.losh-	H7969	three · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
hundred	מֵא֤וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine plural absolute
shields	מָֽגִנִּים֙ ma.gi.Nim	H4043	a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
beaten	שָׁח֔וּט sha.Chut	H7820	to hammer out · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
gold	זָהָ֣ב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute
three	שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת she.Lo.shet	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular construct
pound	מָנִים֙ ma.Nim	H4488	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
gold	זָהָ֔ב za.Hav	H2091	gold · noun, common masculine singular absolute
went	יַעֲלֶ֖ה ya.'a.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
one	הָאֶחָ֑ת ha.'e.Chat	H259	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
shield	הַמָּגֵ֣ן ha.ma.Gen	H4043	a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
put	וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם vai.yi.te.Nem	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
house	בֵּ֖ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
forest	יַ֥עַר Ya.'ar	H3293	a copse of bushes · noun, common masculine singular construct
Lebanon	הַלְּבָנֽוֹן ha.le.va.Non	H3844	Lebanon · definite article + proper noun, a place name

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1 Kings 7:2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the he…
1 Kings 14:26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:14–end

We have here a further account of Solomon's prosperity. I. How he increased his wealth. Though he had much, he still coveted to have more, being willing to try the utmost the things of this world could do to make men happy. 1. Besides the gold that came from Ophir (Kg1 9:28), he brought so much into his country from other places that the whole amounted, every year, to 666 talents (Kg1 10:14), an ominous number, compare Rev 13:18, and Ezr 2:13. 2. He received a great deal in customs from the merchants, and in land-taxes from the countries his father had conquered and made tributaries to Israel, Kg1 10:15. 3. He was Hiram's partner in a Tharshish fleet, of and for Tyre, which imported once in…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:16

two hundred targets, six hundred shekels--These defensive arms were anciently made of wood and covered with leather; those were covered with fine gold. 600 shekels were used in the gilding of each target--300 for each shield. They were intended for the state armory of the palace (see Kg1 14:26).

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 10:17

He made three hundred shields - The מגן magen was a large shield by which the whole body was protected. Mr. Reynolds computes that the two hundred targets, on each of which were employed three hundred shekels of gold, were worth 28,131 16s. 9 1/2d. And the three hundred shields, in forming each of which three pounds of gold were employed, were worth 210,976 7s. 7d.

John Gill on 1 Kings 10:17

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold,.... Which were a lesser sort: three pounds of gold went to one shield; or three hundred shekels, as in 2 Chronicles 9:16 a hundred shekels made one pound; so that these were but half the value of the former, and one of them was worth but two hundred and twenty five pounds: Eupolemus (o), an Heathen writer, makes mention of those golden shields Solomon made, and which were made for show, and not for war, as follows: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon; one part of which was made an armoury of, see Sol 4:4. (o) Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 34.

Dictionary and topics

Armour — Is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive. (1.) The offensive weapons were different at different periods of history. The “rod of iron” (Ps. 2:9) is…
Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, “harnessed;” marg., “five in a rank”). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the…
Baalbec — Called by the Greeks Heliopolis i.e., “the city of the sun”, because of its famous Temple of the Sun, has by some been supposed to be Solomon’s “house of the forest of Lebanon” (1 Kings 7:2; 10:17; 2…
Beaten gold — In Num. 8:4, means “turned” or rounded work in gold. The Greek Version, however, renders the word “solid gold;” the Revised Version, “beaten work of gold.” In 1 Kings 10:16, 17, it probably means…
Cup — A wine-cup (Gen. 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cups mentioned in the New Testament…
Forest — Heb. ya’ar, meaning a dense wood, from its luxuriance. Thus all the great primeval forests of Syria (Eccl. 2:6; Isa. 44:14; Jer. 5:6; Micah 5:8). The most extensive was the trans-Jordanic forest of…
Maneh — Portion (Ezek. 45:12), rendered “pound” (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72), a weight variously estimated, probably about 2 1/2 or 3 lbs. A maneh of gold consisted of a hundred common shekels…
Pound — (1.) A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois (John 12:3; 19:39). (2.) A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina…
Shield — Used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Sam. 17:7; 2 Sam. 1:21; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Chr. 12:8, 24, 34; Isa. 22:6; Ezek.…
Armory · In different parts of the kingdom

1 Kings 10:17

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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:16

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 10:17

John Gill on 1 Kings 10:17

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1 Kings 10:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:16

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 10:17

John Gill on 1 Kings 10:17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 10:16-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 10:16-17

Rashi on 1 Kings 10:17