1 Kings 10:18

And the king made a great throne of ivory,—and overlaid it with gold from Uphaz.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17and three hundred bucklers, of beaten gold, one hundred and fifty shekels of gold, laid he upon one buckler,—and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

19There were, six steps, to the throne, and there was, a circular top, to the throne, behind it, and there were supports on this side and on that, unto the place of the seat,—with two lions standing beside the supports;

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:22For, a fleet of Tarshish, had the king, at sea, with the fleet of Hiram,—once in three years, came in the fleet of Tarshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks.

2 Chronicles 9:17And the king made a great throne of ivory,—and overlaid it with pure gold;

Psalms 45:8Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments,—Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee.

Psalms 122:5For there are set—Thrones for justice, Thrones for the house David.

Amos 6:4Who are lying on beds of ivory, and sprawling on their couch of pleasure,—and eating the well-fed of the flock, and the fatted calves out of the midst of the stalls:

Hebrews 1:8but, as to the Son,—Thy throne, O God, is unto times age-abiding, and—A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of his kingdom,

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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