2nd Chronicles Chapter 9 verse 17 Holy Bible
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold.
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And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold;
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Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with pure gold;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 17-19. - It is not necessary to suppose that the throne was made of solid ivory (Psalm 45:9; Amos 3:15; Amos 6:4), or that the overlaying gold concealed the ivory, whether more or less of it. The parallel adds that "the top of the throne was round behind" (1 Kings 10:19). Comparing also the two accounts, it would appear that there were twelve lions on each side of the throne, i.e. two to each step. When it is said that there were two lions standing by the stays (or, arms) on each side of the sitting-place, we may easily imagine, from ancient modelled thrones, that of them the arms were themselves "no small part." It is remarkable that the parallel does not take cognizance of the footstool. The lion is, of course, as natural a symbol as it is an old one of sovereign power and place; and the use of the lion and the number of them, reminding of the tribes of Israel, were specifically justified to the people, whose oracles contained such words as those in Genesis 49:9; Numbers 23:24; Numbers 24:9. Josephus tells us that a golden bull supported the seat of the throne. If so, it is remarkable that the statement should be omitted in both of our Old Testament narrations. The dimensions of the throne we might have looked for, but they are not given. That they were well proportioned to the height, marked by six steps, may be taken for granted.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Pure.--Tahor, a common word, for the once occurring m-phaz of Kings.
