NET Bible
"The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold."
— 1 Kings 10:18, NET Bible
“Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.”
“Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. ”
“Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.”
“King Solomon also made a great throne of ivory: and overlaid it with the finest gold.”
“Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold.”
“Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.”
besides what he collected from the merchants, traders, Arabian kings, and governors of the land.
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.
He 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.
The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
There 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.
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.
All 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.