2 Chronicles 9:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold, which were attached to the throne, with armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there were six{H8337} steps{H4609} to the throne,{H3678} with a footstool{H3534} of gold,{H2091} which were fastened{H270} to the throne,{H3678} and stays{H3027} on either side by the place{H4725} of the seat,{H3427} and two{H8147} lions{H738} standing{H5975} beside{H681} the stays.{H3027}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there were six{H8337} steps{H4609} to the throne{H3678}, with a footstool{H3534} of gold{H2091}, which were fastened{H270}{(H8716)} to the throne{H3678}, and stays{H3027} on each side of the sitting{H3427}{(H8800)} place{H4725}, and two{H8147} lions{H738} standing{H5975}{(H8802)} by{H681} the stays{H3027}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and the seate had sixe steppes, and a fotestole of golde festened vnto the seate, and it had two leanynge postes vpon both the sydes of the seate,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the throne had sixe steppes, with a footestoole of gold fastened to the throne, and stayes on either side on the place of the seate, and two lyons standing by the stayes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there were sixe steps to the seate, with a footestoole of golde fastened to the seate: and pommels on eche syde of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the pommels.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And [there were] six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, [which were] fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    nd there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and six steps `are' to the throne, and a footstool of gold, to the throne they are fastened, and hands `are' on this `side' and on that on the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    nd there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays. [

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    There were six steps up to it, and a foot-rest of gold fixed to it, and arms on the two sides of the seat, with two lions at the side of the arms.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    There were six steps leading up to the throne, and a gold footstool was attached to the throne. The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:9-9 : 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Num 23:24 : 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion and lift himself up like a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.
  • Num 24:9 : 9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to break its seven seals.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 95%

    18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

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

    20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: the like was not made in any kingdom.

  • 19 Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps. Nothing like this had been made in any other kingdom.

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

  • 73%

    28 And the workmanship of the bases was as follows: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges.

    29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a base above, and beneath the lions and oxen were additions of thin work.

  • 3 And he cast four rings of gold for it, to be set at its four corners; two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side.

  • 12 And you shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

  • 26 Seven steps led up to it, and its arches were in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and another on that side.

  • 37 Its gateposts faced the outer court; palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.

  • 71%

    35 And on the top of the base was a circular piece half a cubit high; and on the top of the base, its ledges and its borders were part of it.

    36 On the plates of its ledges and on its borders, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the open space on each, with wreaths all around.

  • 70%

    26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both its top, and its sides all around, and its horns: also he made a gold molding for it all around.

    27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the molding, by its two corners, on its two sides, to be holders for the poles to carry it.

  • 70%

    11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.

    12 Also he made a border of a handbreadth around it; and made a gold molding for the border around it.

    13 And he cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.

  • 70%

    24 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a border of gold all around.

    25 And you shall make for it a rim of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a golden border for the rim all around.

    26 And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four legs.

  • 34 Its arches faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts, on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.

  • 1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the sky above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them what looked like a sapphire stone, resembling a throne.

  • 31 Its arches faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.

  • 68%

    18 And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;

    19 So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made throughout the house all around.

  • Exod 30:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a crown of gold around it.

    4 And you shall make two golden rings for it under its crown, on its two sides you shall make them, on its two corners; and they shall be holders for the staves to carry it with.

  • 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set upon them, and all their hind parts were inward.

  • 35 And he carved on them cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and covered them with gold laid on the carved work.

  • 6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. In the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

  • 17 The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a border of half a cubit around it, and its base of one cubit all around; and its steps shall face east.

  • 32 This image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,

  • 28 And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

  • 6 There were white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble; the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, blue, white, and black marble.

  • 23 And inside the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

  • 32 The two doors were of olive wood, and he carved on them figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread the gold upon the cherubim and upon the palm trees.

  • 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, at the two ends of the mercy seat.

  • 2 Chr 4:3-4
    2 verses
    67%

    3 And under it were figures of oxen surrounding it: ten per cubit, encircling the sea. Two rows of oxen were cast when it was cast.

    4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea sat upon them, and all their hindquarters were inward.

  • 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

  • 20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the bronze of these vessels was beyond weight.

  • 8 He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made one hundred basins of gold.

  • 18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6-7
    2 verses
    66%

    6 And he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits. The porch was in front of them, and the other pillars and the thick beam were in front of them.

    7 Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment, and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

  • 4 Around the throne were twenty-four seats, and upon the seats I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and they had crowns of gold on their heads.

  • 26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.

  • 46 And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.