1 Chronicles 18:7 -
The shields ; Hebrew שֶׁלֶט . Much doubt has been entertained as to the meaning of this word. Its etymology is uncertain. Gesenius derives it from a root signifying "hardness." For the most part, however, the context of the seven places of its occurrence which he instances ( 2 Samuel 8:7 ; 2 Kings 11:10 ; 1 Chronicles 18:7 ; 2 Chronicles 23:9 ; So 2 Chronicles 4:4 ; Jeremiah 51:11 ; Ezekiel 27:11 ) favour the rendering "shields," though the quotation from Jeremiah 51:11 (literally, "fill ye the shields") is not so satisfactory. The wealth of Zobah is, of course, illustrated by these shields of gold.
Be the first to react on this!