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1 Kings 10:17 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 17. 17And 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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Role in This Section
At 1 Kings 10:17, the narrator turns more gold into three hundred smaller shields stored in the Lebanon Forest building.
Read It With
- 1 Kings 10:14–10:17
Read 1 Kings 10:17 with 1 Kings 10:14–10:17, titled “Annual gold becomes shields.” Turns more gold into three hundred smaller shields stored in the Lebanon Forest building.
Why It Needs Context
1 Kings 10:17 turns more gold into three hundred smaller shields stored in the Lebanon Forest building; its significance depends on the whole movement of 1 Kings 10:14–10:17 and should not be taught as an independent conclusion.
Read 1 Kings 10:14–17 together
Why these verses belong together: Annual gold becomes shields is the complete reviewed scene, prayer, oracle, list, or regnal notice bounded at 10:14–10:17.
Verse 14. 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Verse 15. 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
Verse 16. 16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
Verse 17. 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.
Continue in Context
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Read 1 Kings 10:14–10:17 — Annual gold becomes shieldsSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 1 Kings 10:14–10:17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Kings
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