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2 Chronicles 9:19

And twelve lions were placed on one side and on the other side on the six steps: there was nothing like it in any kingdom.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Solomon;   Throne;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sabeans;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Throne;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Forest;   Like;   Throne;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. Nothing like it was ever made for any kingdom.
New Century Version
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any other kingdom.
New English Translation
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.
Amplified Bible
Also, twelve lions were standing there, one on each side of the six steps. Nothing like it had ever been made for any [other] kingdom.
New American Standard Bible
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.
World English Bible
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And twelue lyons stoode there on the sixe steps on either side: there was not the like made in any kingdome.
Legacy Standard Bible
Twelve lions were also standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.
Berean Standard Bible
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
Contemporary English Version
and there were two lion statues on each of the six steps leading up to the throne. No other throne in the world was like Solomon's.
Complete Jewish Bible
and twelve more lions standing on each side of the six steps. Nothing like it had ever been made in any kingdom.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were also two lions on each of the six steps, one at each end. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.
George Lamsa Translation
And twelve lions stood there, on the one side and on the other side upon the six steps. There was not the like ever made in any kingdom.
Good News Translation
Twelve figures of lions were on the steps, one at either end of each step. No throne like this had ever existed in any other kingdom.
Lexham English Bible
And twelve lions were standing there on each of the six steps on each end. And there was nothing like it made in all the kingdom.
Literal Translation
and twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on this side and on that. There was not any such made for any kingdom.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and two lyons stode beside the leanynge postes, and there stode twolue Lions vpo the syxe steppes on both the sides. In all realmes hath not soch one bene made.
American Standard Version
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And twelue lions stoode on the one side and on the other vpon the sixe steppes: so that there was no such worke made in any kingdome.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And twelue lyons stood there on the one side and on the other, vpon the sixe steps. There was not the like made in any kingdome.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on each side. There was not the like in any other kingdom.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but also he made twelue othere litle liouns stondynge on sixe grees on euer either side. Siche a seete was not in alle rewmes.
Update Bible Version
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.
New Living Translation
There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!
New Life Bible
Twelve lions were standing on each side of the six steps. Nothing like it had ever been made for the king of any other nation.
New Revised Standard
while twelve lions were standing, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, twelve lions, standing there upon the six steps, on this side and on that, - there was never made the like, for any kingdom.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover twelve other little lions standing upon the steps on both sides: there was not such a throne in any kingdom.
Revised Standard Version
while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

Contextual Overview

13 Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents; 14 And in addition to what he got from traders of different sorts, all the kings of Arabia and the rulers of the country gave gold and silver to Solomon. 15 And King Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it. 16 And he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, using three hundred shekels of gold for every cover, and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon. 17 Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold. 18 There were six steps up to it, and a foot-rest of gold fixed to it, and arms on the two sides of the seat, with two lions at the side of the arms. 19 And twelve lions were placed on one side and on the other side on the six steps: there was nothing like it in any kingdom. 20 All King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold: no one gave a thought to silver in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king had Tarshish-ships sailing with the servants of Huram: once every three years the Tarshish-ships came back with gold and silver, ivory and monkeys and peacocks. 22 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

twelve lions: Matthew 19:28, Revelation 21:12

Cross-References

Genesis 5:32
And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 8:17
Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.
Genesis 9:2
And the fear of you will be strong in every beast of the earth and every bird of the air; everything which goes on the land, and all the fishes of the sea, are given into your hands.
Genesis 9:4
But flesh with the life-blood in it you may not take for food.
Genesis 9:28
And Noah went on living three hundred and fifty years after the great flow of waters;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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