1 Kings 10:20

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Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one on each side of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any kingdom.

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  • Gen 49:9 : 9 'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
  • Num 23:24 : 24 'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'
  • Num 24:9 : 9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed and is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."

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  • 2 Chr 9:16-20
    5 verses
    96%

    16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred shekels of gold in each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

    17The king made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.

    18The throne had six steps, and a gold footstool was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with two lions standing beside the armrests.

    19Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at each end of a step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any kingdom.

    20All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon’s days.

  • 1 Kgs 10:16-19
    4 verses
    89%

    16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield contained six hundred shekels of gold.

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

    18The king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold.

    19The throne had six steps, and its back was rounded at the top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with two lions standing beside the armrests.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21-23
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    78%

    21All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.

    22The king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

    23King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the kings of the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 7:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28This is how the stands were constructed: they had panels enclosed within frames.

    29On the panels between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.

  • Jer 52:20
    73%

    20The weight of the two bronze pillars, the bronze sea, the twelve bronze oxen underneath it, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, was beyond calculation.

  • 1 Kgs 7:36-37
    2 verses
    72%

    36He adorned the panels of the stand and its frames with engravings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees according to the space on each, with wreaths surrounding them.

    37This was how he made the ten stands: all of them were cast in the same mold, with the same size and shape.

  • 2 Kgs 25:16
    71%

    16The weight of the two pillars, the bronze sea, and the stands, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, could not be weighed because of their immense weight.

  • Ezek 40:26
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    26Its staircase had seven steps, leading up to it, and its porches were in front of them. It also had palm tree decorations, one on each side of its posts.

  • 1 Kgs 7:44
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    44the Sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it,

  • 2 Chr 4:15
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    15He made the large basin, called the 'Sea,' and the twelve oxen that were placed beneath it.

  • Prov 30:30
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    30A lion, mighty among beasts, who does not retreat before any;

  • Exod 25:12
    70%

    12Cast four gold rings for it and attach them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

  • 1 Kgs 7:24-25
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    70%

    24Below the rim of the basin, there were decorative gourds encircling it, ten per cubit, entirely cast in one piece with the basin.

    25The basin rested on twelve bronze oxen, three facing north, three west, three south, and three east; the basin sat on their backs, and all their hind parts were turned inward.

  • Exod 37:3
    69%

    3He cast four gold rings for it and placed them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

  • Ezek 41:19
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    19One face of a human looked toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion looked toward the palm tree on the other side. These carvings were made all around the temple.

  • Song 3:9-10
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    69%

    9King Solomon made himself a carriage from the woods of Lebanon.

    10He made its posts of silver, its backrest of gold, its seat of purple; its interior was lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
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    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the lowlands.

  • Nah 2:11
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    11Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale.

  • 1 Kgs 10:12
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    12The king used the almug wood to make supports for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Such fine almug wood has never been imported or seen since that day.

  • 2 Chr 4:7-8
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    69%

    7He made ten gold lampstands according to the prescribed design and placed them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.

    8He made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left, and he made a hundred gold bowls.

  • Ezek 40:37
    68%

    37Its porch faced the outer courtyard, with palm tree decorations on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

  • Exod 37:26
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    26He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding to surround it.

  • Ezek 10:1
    68%

    1I looked, and I saw above the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim something like a sapphire stone, resembling the appearance of a throne, appearing over them.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10
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    10And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 29:25
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    25The LORD greatly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and gave him royal majesty greater than that of any king before him in Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 7:7
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    7He also made the Hall of the Throne, known as the Hall of Judgment, where he would judge. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the ceiling.

  • Job 28:8
    68%

    8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, nor has the lion prowled over it.

  • Ezek 40:34
    68%

    34Its porch faced the outer courtyard. Palm tree decorations were on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
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    10The foundation was made of large, costly stones, with some measuring ten cubits and others eight cubits.

  • Exod 37:11-13
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    68%

    11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

    12He made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and added a gold molding to the rim.

    13He cast four gold rings for the table and attached the rings to the four corners of its legs.

  • 2 Chr 4:3
    68%

    3Below the rim, he placed figures of oxen encircling it, ten to a cubit, arranged in two rows, cast as part of the basin itself.

  • 2 Chr 9:11
    68%

    11The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and the king's palace, also harps and lyres for the singers. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 9:14
    67%

    14not counting what the merchants and traders brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.