NET Bible
"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."
— 1 Kings 10:20, NET Bible
“And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.”
“And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. ”
“Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps: there was nothing like it made in any kingdom.”
“And twelve little lions stood upon the six steps, on the one side and on the other: there was no such work made in any kingdom.”
“And twelve lions were placed on the one side and on the other side on the six steps: there was nothing like it in any kingdom.”
“And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.”
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.
Along 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.
King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.