2 Chronicles 9:18

18 And the throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold [was] attached to the throne. And [there were] armrests {on each side}. And by {the seat} [were] two lions standing beside the armrests.

2 Chronicles 9:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 10:18

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:19).

2 Chronicles 9:18 In-Context

16 And [he made] three hundred small shields of beaten gold; three hundred [shekels] went into each small shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
17 And the king made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
18 And the throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold [was] attached to the throne. And [there were] armrests {on each side}. And by {the seat} [were] two lions standing beside the armrests.
19 And twelve lions were standing there on [each] of the six steps {on each end}. And there was nothing like [it] made in all the kingdom.
20 And all the drinking vessels of King Solomon [were] of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon [were] of pure gold. Silver was not valued as anything in the days of Solomon.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Literally "from this and from that"
  • [b]. Literally "the place of sitting"
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