2 Chronicles 9 · Verse 17

2 Chronicles 9:17

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 9:17, King James Version

2 Chronicles 9:17 in other translations

BSBAdditionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
WEBMoreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
ASVMoreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
YLTAnd the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with pure gold;
DARBYAnd the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold;
BBEThen the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold.
WebsterMoreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

What does 2 Chronicles 9:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Made a great throne of ivory - For a very curious description of the throne of Solomon, see at the end of the chapter, 2Chr 9:29 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:13-31

The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon…

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2 Chronicles 9:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
כִּסֵּא\־ki.se'-a throne ofH3678
שֵׁ֖ןshenivoryH8127
גָּד֑וֹלga.DolgreatH1419
וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huand he overlaid itH6823
זָהָ֥בza.HavgoldH2091
טָהֽוֹר\׃ta.HorpureH2889

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 9:17

  • 1 Kings 10:18-20

    Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 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. 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 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 10:18-20; Ps 45:8; Re 20:11

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 9:16

    And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:17

    Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:18

    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:

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2 Chronicles 9:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hizo además el rey un gran trono de marfil, y cubriólo de oro puro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi fit un grand trône d’ivoire, et le recouvrit d’or pur;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König machte einen großen Thron von Elfenbein und überzog ihn mit reinem Golde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecit quoque rex solium eburneum grande, et vestivit illud auro mundissimo.