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2 Chronicles 9:17

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Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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  1. 1 Kings 10:18–20Rank 1 from verse 17
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    18¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

    19The 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.

    20And 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.

  2. Psalms 45:8Rank 2 from verse 17
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    8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

  3. Revelation 20:11Rank 3 from verse 17
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    11And 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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2 Chronicles 9:17

COMBINED MEANING

moreover

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Besides, further, additionally, or what is more, introducing another statement, fact, command, reason, or continuation.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ivory

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The hard, fine, pale material of an elephant's tusk, used for costly objects and as a comparison for whiteness or smoothness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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overlaid

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Sense 1: Past tense or past participle of overlay: covered over or coated. Sense 2: Past tense of overlay: smothered by lying upon.

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pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

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16And 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.

17Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

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18And 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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