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 full body shields of beaten gold—600 shekels of gold on each shield— 17and 300 small shields of beaten gold—three minas of gold on each shield. The king put them in the Forest House of Lebanon. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold. 19There were six steps to the throne, and the throne had a back with a rounded top, and there were armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. 20Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps—six on each side—nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.

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 9:17Furthermore, the king made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
• Psalms 45:6Your arrows are sharp. Peoples fall beneath you— into the heart of the king’s enemies.
• Psalms 110:1A psalm of David. Adonai declares to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
• Psalms 122:5For there thrones for judgment are set up, the thrones of the house of David.
• Hebrews 1:3This Son is the radiance of His glory and the imprint of His being, upholding all things by His powerful word. When He had made purification for our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne, and the One seated on it. The earth and heaven fled from His presence, but no place was found for them.
• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had a Tarshish fleet at sea with Hiram’s fleet; once every three years the Tarshish fleet came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.
• 1 Kings 22:39Now the rest of Ahab’s deeds and all he did, including the ivory palace he built and all the cities he fortified, are they not written in Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
• Psalms 45:8You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore, God, your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions.
• Ezekiel 27:6They made your oars from Bashan’s oaks. Of boxwood from the islands of Kittim they made your decks, inlaid with ivory.
• Amos 6:4Reclining on beds of ivory, sprawling on their couches, dining on lambs from the flock and calves from amid the stall,
• Revelation 18:12shipments of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of citron wood; all kinds of ivory products; all kinds of products made of costly wood, 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