1 Kings 10:20

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There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:9 : 9 You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness– who will rouse him?
  • Num 23:24 : 24 Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”
  • Num 24:9 : 9 They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 Then one of the elders said to me,“Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can 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; 300 measures of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

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

    18There 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.

    19There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.

    20All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.

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

    16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.

    17He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

    18The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

    19There were six steps leading up to the throne, and the back of it was rounded on top. The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21-23
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    78%

    21All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.

    22Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

    23King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 7:28-29
    2 verses
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    28The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

    29On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubim. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.

  • Jer 52:20
    73%

    20The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple(including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.

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

    36He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

    37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

  • 2 Kgs 25:16
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    16The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple– including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands– was too heavy to be weighed.

  • Ezek 40:26
    71%

    26There were seven steps going up to it; its porches were in front of them. It had decorative palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.

  • 1 Kgs 7:44
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    44the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

  • 2 Chr 4:15
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    15the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

  • Prov 30:30
    71%

    30a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;

  • Exod 25:12
    70%

    12You are to cast four gold rings for it and put them on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

  • 1 Kgs 7:24-25
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    24Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.”

    25“The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward.“The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

  • Exod 37:3
    69%

    3He cast four gold rings for it that he put on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

  • Ezek 41:19
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    19a human face toward the palm tree on one side and a lion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around;

  • Song 3:9-10
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    9King Solomon made a sedan chair for himself of wood imported from Lebanon.

    10Its posts were made of silver; its back was made of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple wool; its interior was inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
    69%

    27The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.

  • Nah 2:11
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    11Taunt against the Once-Mighty Lion Where now is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them?

  • 1 Kgs 10:12
    69%

    12With the timber the king made supports for the LORD’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.)

  • 2 Chr 4:7-8
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    69%

    7He made ten gold lampstands according to specifications and put them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.

    8He made ten tables and set them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left. He also made one hundred gold bowls.

  • Ezek 40:37
    68%

    37Its jambs faced the outer court, and it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

  • Exod 37:26
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    26He overlaid it with pure gold– its top, its four walls, and its horns– and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • Ezek 10:1
    68%

    1God’s Glory Leaves the Temple As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10
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    10She gave the king 120 talents of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.

  • 1 Chr 29:25
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    25The LORD greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.

  • 1 Kgs 7:7
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    7He also made a throne room, called“The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

  • Job 28:8
    68%

    8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it.

  • Ezek 40:34
    68%

    34Its porches faced the outer court, it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
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    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

  • Exod 37:11-13
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    68%

    11He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

    12He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

    13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were.

  • 2 Chr 4:3
    68%

    3Images of bulls were under it all the way around, ten every eighteen inches all the way around. The bulls were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.”

  • 2 Chr 9:11
    68%

    11With the timber the king made steps for the LORD’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that.)

  • 2 Chr 9:14
    67%

    14besides what he collected from the merchants and traders. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.