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2 Chronicles 9:17
17And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold;
2 Chronicles 9:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
Context of 2 Chronicles 9:17
15And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, — he applied six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold to one target; 16and three hundred shields of beaten gold, — he applied three hundred [shekels] of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold; 18and the throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold fastened to the throne; and there were arms on each side at the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms; 19and 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.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 92 Chronicles 9:17 word by word
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ כִּסֵּא־שֵׁ֖ן גָּד֑וֹל וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 9:17
- 1 Kings 10:18And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold:
- Psalms 45:8Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
- Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled, and place was not found for them.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Made a great throne of ivory - For a very curious description of the throne of Solomon, see at the end of the chapter, 2 Chronicles 9:29; (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-31Verses 13-31 The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon reigning in wealth and power…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19Solomon's throne was very impressive. It had six steps, and the throne might have been on a platform that made a seventh step. Similar Babylonian temple towers had seven stages to symbolize the whole universe.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9
- 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
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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