2 Chronicles 9:16he made three hundred shields 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.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~950 BC. The House of the Forest of Lebanon - Solomon's cedar palace armory - now gleams with 300 golden shields worth millions in today's currency.
The emotion here: recording with growing concern about such ostentatious display
The original word
māgēn (מָגֵן) — smaller shield, still ceremonial but lighter than the bucklers
Why it matters
The House of the Forest of Lebanon was named for its 45 cedar pillars arranged in rows like a forest, imported from Lebanon at enormous cost
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 9:16
This wasn't a treasury - it was essentially Solomon's showroom for impressing foreign dignitaries
Common misconceptionPeople think the House of the Forest of Lebanon was in Lebanon, but it was Solomon's palace in Jerusalem, named for its expensive Lebanese cedar construction.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 9:16
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 9:16 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 9:16 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include royal armory, palace grandeur. Notable phrases: three hundred shields of beaten gold; house of the forest.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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