1 Kings 10:18
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
1 Kings 10:18 in other translations
| BSB | Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. |
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| WEB | Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. |
| ASV | Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. |
| YLT | And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with refined gold; |
| DARBY | And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold: |
| BBE | Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold. |
| Webster | Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. |
What does 1 Kings 10:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:18-26
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 10:14-29
Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See…
1 Kings 10:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 10:18
- 1 Kings 10:22
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- Psalms 45:8
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
- Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
- Hebrews 1:8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Revelation 18:12
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
- 1 Kings 22:39
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- Amos 6:4
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
- Psalms 122:5
For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
- 2 Chronicles 9:17-19
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 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: 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.
- Psalms 110:1
A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- Ezekiel 27:6
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
- Psalms 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
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Context
- 1 Kings 10:17
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
- 1 Kings 10:18
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
- 1 Kings 10:19
The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
1 Kings 10:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hizo también el rey un gran trono de marfil, el cual cubrió de oro purísimo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi fit un grand trône d’ivoire, et le recouvrit d’or affiné: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König machte einen großen Thron von Elfenbein und überzog ihn mit gereinigtem Golde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecit etiam rex Salomon thronum de ebore grandem: et vestivit eum auro fulvo nimis, |