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

18Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold. 19There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom. 21All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon. 22For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and 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

• Twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• Twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• lionsאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• were standingעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• on the oneזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• nothingלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• likeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• was madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• for anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• other kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:20

• Genesis 49:9Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
• Numbers 23:24Behold, a people rises like a lioness, And as a lion it lifts itself; It will not lie down until it devours the prey, And drinks the blood of the slain.”
• Numbers 24:9He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you.”
• Revelation 5:5and one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book 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