1 Kings 10:18
And the king made a great ivory throne, and gilded it with pure gold.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 10:22c But of the children of Israel Solomon made nothing; for they were the warriors, and his servants and rulers, and captains of the third order, and the captains of his chariots, and his horsemen.
2 Chronicles 9:17And the king made a great throne of ivory, and he gilded it with pure gold.
Psalms 45:8The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our helper. Pause.
Amos 6:4who sleep upon beds of ivory, and live delicately on their couches, and eat kids out of the flocks, and sucking calves out of the midst of the stalls;
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:15-29
Solomon's Wealth. ( b. c. 990.) 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. 16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put… Read the whole commentary →