1 Kings 10:18

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with refined gold;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 10:18 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 10:22For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  2. 1 Kings 22:39As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:17Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
  4. Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  5. Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
  6. Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
  7. Psalms 122:5For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
  8. Ezekiel 27:6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
  9. Amos 6:4You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
  10. Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
  11. Hebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  12. Revelation 18:12cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
  13. Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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