1 Kings 10:18

1 Kings 10:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with the finest gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

Context of 1 Kings 10:18

16King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds. 17He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. 19The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne. 20There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

1 Kings 10:18 word by word

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ כִּסֵּא־שֵׁ֖ן גָּד֑וֹל וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֥ב מוּפָֽז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• of ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• and overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• it with the bestפָּזַזpâzaz · be refinedH6338
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:18

• 2 Chronicles 9:17Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.
• Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”
• Psalms 122:5Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.
• 1 Kings 10:22The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
• 1 Kings 22:39The rest of the events in Ahab’s reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
• Psalms 45:8Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes. In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you.
• Ezekiel 27:6They carved your oars from the oaks of Bashan. Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus was inlaid with ivory.
• Amos 6:4How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds and lounge on your couches, eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock and of choice calves fattened in the stall.
• Revelation 18:12She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18It is, on the whole, probable that the substance of the throne was wood, and that the ivory, cut into thin slabs, and probably carved in patterns, was applied externally as a veneer. This is found to have been the practice in Assyria. The gold was probably not placed over the ivory, but covered other parts of the throne.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 10:18

• Ivory
• King
• Solomon
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Exceed
• Ivory
• Navy
• Seek
• Solomon
• Throne
• Best
• Forest
• Gold
• King; Kingdom

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