1 Kings 10:19
17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
21 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
- KJV
- The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
- WEB
- There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
- ASV
- There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.
- DARBY
- the throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was rounded behind; and there were arms on each side at the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms;
- BLB
- Six steps [were] to the throne, and the round top of the throne [was] at the back, and [were] armrests on this side and on this side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests.
- ÅB
- Tronen hadde seks trinn og en rund topp baktil; på begge sider av setet var det armer, og tett ved armene sto det to løver;
- OTB
- Det var seks trinn til tronen og en avrundet topp bakpå, med armer på hver side av setet, og to løver som sto ved siden av armene.
- B1930
- Tronen hadde seks trin og en rund topp baktil; på begge sider av setet var det armer, og tett ved armene stod det to løver;