2 Chronicles 9:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[He made] 300וּשְׁלֹשׁ־
(u·she·losh-)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙
(ma·gin·nim)
4043: a shieldfrom ganan
of beaten 
 
7819: to slaughter, beata prim. root
gold,זָהָ֣ב
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
usingיַעֲלֶ֖ה
(ya·'a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁ
(she·losh)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
hundredמֵאֹות֙
(me·'o·vt)
3967: hundreda prim. root
shekels of goldזָהָ֔ב
(za·hav,)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
on eachהָאֶחָ֑ת
(ha·'e·chat;)
259: onea prim. card. number
shield,הַמָּגֵ֣ן
(ham·ma·gen)
4043: a shieldfrom ganan
and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם
(vai·yit·te·nem)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them in the houseבְּבֵ֖ית
(be·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of the forestיַ֥עַר
(ya·'ar)
3293a: wood, forest, thicketfrom an unused word
of Lebanon.הַלְּבָנֹֽון׃
(hal·le·va·no·vn.)
3844: a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr.from laben


















KJV Lexicon
And three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
shields
magen  (maw-gane')
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile -- armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
made he of beaten
shachat  (shaw-khat')
to hammer out -- beat.
gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
shekels of gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
went
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
shield
magen  (maw-gane')
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile -- armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them in the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of the forest
ya`ar  (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
of Lebanon
Lbanown  (leb-aw-nohn')
(the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine -- Lebanon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

King James Bible
And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about eight pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

International Standard Version
and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest.

NET Bible
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 300 measures of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He also made 300 small shields of hammered gold, using 71/2 pounds of gold on each shield. The king put them in the hall [named] the Forest of Lebanon.

King James 2000 Bible
And three hundred shields made he of hammered gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
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