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:
And there were sixe steps to the throne, with a footstoole of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and †stayes on each side of the sitting place, and two lyons standing by the stayes.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. hands
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- Genesis 49:9–10Rank 1 from verse 18
9Judah 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?
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
9Iudah is a Lyons whelpe: from the pray my sonne thou art gone vp: he stouped downe, hee couched as a Lyon, and as an old Lyon: who shall rouse him vp?
10The scepter shall not depart from Iudah, nor a Law-giuer from betweene his feete, vntill Shiloh come: and vnto him shall the gathering of the people be:
- Numbers 23:24Rank 2 from verse 18
24Behold, 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.
24Beholde, the people shall rise vp as a great Lion, and lift vp himselfe as a yong Lion: hee shall not lie downe vntill he eate of the pray, and drinke the blood of the slaine.
- Numbers 24:9Rank 3 from verse 18
9He 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.
9*Hee couched, he lay downe as a Lyon, and as a great Lyon: who shal stirre him vp? Blessed is hee that blesseth thee, and cursed is hee that curseth thee.
- Revelation 5:5Rank 4 from verse 18
5And 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.
5And one of the Elders saith vnto me, Weepe not: beholde, *the Lion of the tribe of Iuda, the roote of Dauid, hath preuailed to open the booke, and to loose the seuen seales thereof.
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2 Chronicles 9:18
Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.
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A royal seat; by extension, sovereign rule or authority.
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A stool for the feet; that which supports the feet of one.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fasten, meaning to make firm, fixed, secure, closed, or attached; to seize and hold.
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Supports or braces placed beside the sitting place of a throne.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.
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Being seated, remaining, dwelling, or holding a place.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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Sense 1: Large powerful wild cats. Sense 2: Figures of strength, fierceness, danger, or royal power.
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Sense 1: Remaining upright, fixed, established, or in place. Sense 2: As a noun, position, continuance, or rank.
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9:15¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
9:15¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: sixe hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
9:16And 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.
9:16And 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 forrest of Lebanon.
9:17Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
9:17Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaid it with pure gold.
9:18And 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:
9:18And there were sixe steps to the throne, with a footstoole of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and †stayes on each side of the sitting place, and two lyons standing by the stayes.
Selected passage9:19And 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.
9:19And 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.