1 Kings 10:19

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17 He also made ^athree hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the ^bHouse of the Forest of Lebanon.

18 ^aMoreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests.

20 Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

21 ^aAll King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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The throne was round behind : and there were stays on either side - This description seems to indicate that the throne was in the form of one of our ancient round-topped, two-armed chairs. This throne or chair of state was raised on a platform, the ascent to which consisted of six steps. What we call stays is in the Hebrew yadoth , hands, which serves to confirm the conjecture above.

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