Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.
- BSB Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- NKJV Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
- NASB Moreover, the king made a large throne of ivory and overlaid it with fine gold.
- NLT Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.
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Quick answer
Solomon built a great throne of ivory overlaid with the finest gold. It symbolizes the majesty of his rule.
Overview
The magnificent ivory-and-gold throne was a fitting emblem of a kingdom at the height of its glory. Such a seat of power expressed the dignity God had bestowed on the Davidic king. The splendor of Solomon's throne points forward to the everlasting throne promised to David's greater Son, whose kingdom and reign will never pass away (2 Samuel 7:13; Luke 1:32-33).
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- Ps 45:8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
- 1 Kgs 10:22For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- Rev 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
- 1 Kgs 22:39Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- Amos 6:4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
- Rev 18:12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
- Heb 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- 2 Chr 9:17–19Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
- Ps 122:5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
- Ps 110:1The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- Ezek 27:6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
- Ps 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Heb 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
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