1 Kings 10:20

1 Kings 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
• New International Version (NIV)Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

Context of 1 Kings 10:20

18The king also made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with fine gold. 19The throne had six steps; there was a rounded top at the back of the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom. 21All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon’s time, 22for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

1 Kings 10:20 word by word

וּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣ר אֲרָיִ֗ים עֹמְדִ֥ים שָׁ֛ם עַל־שֵׁ֥שׁ הַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹת מִזֶּ֣ה וּמִזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־נַעֲשָׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן לְכָל־מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• And twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• lionsאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• there on the one side and on the other upon the sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• there was not the likeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• in any kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:20

• Genesis 49:9Judah is a young lion — my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness — who dares to rouse him?
• Numbers 23:24A people rise up like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.
• Numbers 24:9He crouches, he lies down like a lion or a lioness — who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed, and those who curse you will be cursed.
• Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Solomon‘s throne, as described, is certainly grander than any of which we have a representation, either in Assyria or Egypt. Much more, then, would it transcend the thrones in inferior kingdoms.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-21Solomon got ivory by trading with Hiram. Kings in the Ancient Near East often used lion figures to show royal power and to symbolize divine protection of the throne.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2618-26. a great throne of ivory--It seems to have been made not of solid ivory, but veneered. It was in the form of an armchair, with a carved back. The ascent to it was by six steps, on each of which stood lions, in place of a railing--while a lion, probably of gilt metal, stood at each side, which, we may suppose from the analogy of other Oriental thrones, supported a canopy. A golden footstool is mentioned (2Ch 9:18) as attached to this throne, whose…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:20

• King
• Lion
• Solomon
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Exceed
• Navy
• Seek
• Solomon
• Throne
• Commerce
• Forest
• King; Kingdom
• Kings, Books of
• Like; Liken; Likeness; Liking

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings