1 Kings 7:2
Amplified Bible
2 He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred [a]cubits (150 ft.), its width fifty cubits (75 ft.), and its height thirty cubits (45 ft.), upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
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- 1 Kings 7:2 I.e. one cubit is about 18 in.
1 Kings 7:2
New International Version
2 He built the Palace(A) of the Forest of Lebanon(B) a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high,[a] with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:2 That is, about 150 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 45 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters high
1 Kings 10:17
Amplified Bible
17 He made three hundred smaller shields of beaten gold; [a]three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon [the king’s armory].
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- 1 Kings 10:17 About three pounds.
1 Kings 10:17
New International Version
17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[a] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.(A)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.
1 Kings 10:21
Amplified Bible
21 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
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1 Kings 10:21
New International Version
21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.(A) Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days.
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