1 Kings 10:18

His workers also made for him a large throne. Part of it was covered with ◄ivory decorations made from► tusks of elephants and part of it was covered with very fine gold.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

In Context

17His workers made 300 smaller shields. They covered each of them with ◄almost 4 pounds/1.5 kg.► of gold. Then the king put those shields in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon.

19There were six steps in front of the throne. There was a statue of a lion on both sides of each step. So altogether there were twelve statues of lions. The back of the throne was rounded at the top. At each side of the throne there was an armrest, and alongside each armrest there was a small statue of a lion. No throne like that had ever existed in any other kingdom.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:22The king had a ◄fleet/large number► of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned from the places to which they had sailed, bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).

2 Chronicles 9:17His workers also made for him a large throne. Part of it was covered with decorations made from ivory and part of it was covered with very fine gold.

Psalms 45:8The perfume of various spices is on your robes. People ◄entertain you/make you happy► in ivory palaces by playing stringed instruments.

Psalms 122:5There the kings of Israel who were descendants of King David sit on their thrones and decide cases fairly when the people have disputes.

Amos 6:4You lie on beds decorated with expensive ivory, and on soft couches. You eat the tender meat of lambs and fat calves.

Hebrews 1:8But on the other hand, in the Scriptures it is written that God said this to his Son: You (sg) who are also God will rule forever [MTY], and you will reign righteously over your kingdom [MTY].

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 →

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