1 Kings 10:20
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.
1 Kings 10:20 in other translations
| BSB | Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. |
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| WEB | Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps, on this side and on that; it hath not been made so for any kingdom. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Kings 10:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:18-26
18-26. a great throne of ivory--It seems to have been made not of solid ivory, but veneered. It was in the form of an armchair, with a carved back. The ascent to it was by six steps, on each of which stood lions, in place of a railing--while a lion, probably of gilt metal, stood at each side, which, we may suppose from the analogy of other Oriental thrones, supported a canopy. A golden footstool is mentioned (2Ch…
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 10:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 10:20
- Numbers 24:9
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
- Genesis 49:9
Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
- Revelation 5:5
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
- Numbers 23:24
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
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Context
- 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 10:20
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.
- 1 Kings 10:21
And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
1 Kings 10:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Estaban también doce leones puestos allí sobre las seis gradas, de la una parte y de la otra: en ningún otro reino se había hecho trono semejante. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et douze lions qui se tenaient là sur les six degrés, d’un côté et de l’autre: il ne s’en était point fait de pareil dans aucun royaume. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und zwölf Löwen standen da auf den sechs Stufen, auf dieser und auf jener Seite. Desgleichen ist nicht gemacht worden in irgend einem Königreiche. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde: non est factum tale opus in universis regnis. |