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2 Chronicles 9:18

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

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And there were six^H8337 steps^H4609 to the throne^H3678, with a footstool^H3534 of gold^H2091, which were fastened^H270 to the throne^H3678, and stays^H3027 on each side of the sitting^H3427 place^H4725, and two^H8147 lions^H738 standing^H5975 by^H681 the stays^H3027:

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Original Hebrew

וְשֵׁשׁ מַעֲלֹות לַכִּסֵּא וְכֶבֶשׁ בַּזָּהָב לַכִּסֵּא מָאֳחָזִים וְיָדֹות מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה עַל־מְקֹום הַשָּׁבֶת וּשְׁנַיִם אֲרָיֹות עֹמְדִים אֵצֶל הַיָּדֹות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/שֵׁ֣שׁ	ve./Shesh	H8337	HC/Acfsa	and/ six
מַעֲל֣וֹת	ma.'a.Lot	H4609	HNcfpa	steps
לַ֠/כִּסֵּא	La./ki.se'	H3678	HRd/Ncmsa	(belonged) to the/ throne
וְ/כֶ֨בֶשׁ	ve./Khe.vesh	H3534	HC/Ncmsa	and/ a footstool
בַּ/זָּהָ֤ב	ba./za.Hav	H2091	HRd/Ncmsa	in (the)/ gold
לַ/כִּסֵּא֙	la./ki.Se'	H3678	HRd/Ncmsa	to the/ throne
מָאֳחָזִ֔ים	mo.'o.cha.Zim	H270	HVHsmpa	(were) attached
וְ/יָד֛וֹת	ve./ya.Dot	H3027	HC/Ncbpa	and/ hands
מִ/זֶּ֥ה	mi./Zeh	H2088	HR/Pdxms	from/ this
וּ/מִ/זֶּ֖ה	u./mi./Zeh	H2088	HC/R/Pdxms	and/ from/ this
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	(were) on
מְק֣וֹם	me.Kom	H4725	HNcmsc	(the) place of
הַ/שָּׁ֑בֶת	ha./Sha.vet	H3427	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ sitting
וּ/שְׁנַ֣יִם	u./she.Na.yim	H8147	HC/Acmda	and/ two
אֲרָי֔וֹת	'a.ra.Yot	H738	HNcmpa	lions
עֹמְדִ֖ים	'o.me.Dim	H5975	HVqrmpa	(were) standing
אֵ֥צֶל	'E.tzel	H681	HR	beside
הַ/יָּדֽוֹת	hai./ya.Dot	H3027	HTd/Ncbpa	the/ hands

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H270 — אָחַז (ʼâchaz, aw-khaz'): a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession); [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
• H681 — אֵצֶל (ʼêtsel, ay'-tsel): from אָצַל (in the sense of joining); a side; (as a preposition) near; at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also בֵּית הָאֵצֶל.
• H738 — אֲרִי (ʼărîy, ar-ee'): or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).
• H2091 — זָהָב (zâhâb, zaw-hawb'): from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
• H3534 — כֶּבֶשׁ (kebesh, keh'-besh): from כָּבַשׁ; a footstool (as trodden upon); footstool.
• H3678 — כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ, kis-say'): or כִּסֵּה; from כָּסָה; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied); seat, stool, throne.
• H4609 — מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh, mah-al-aw'): feminine of מַעֲלֶה; elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms); things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
• H4725 — מָקוֹם (mâqôwm, maw-kome'): or מָקֹם; also (feminine) מְקוֹמָה; or מְקֹמָה; from קוּם; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind); country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).
• H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
• H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
• H8337 — שֵׁשׁ (shêsh, shaysh): masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare שׂוּשׂ; six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth; six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H2088 — זֶה (zeh, zeh): a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זֹאת, זֹה, זוֹ, זוּ.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• two lions — Genesis 49:9-10, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Revelation 5:5

Related Topics

• Nave’s: SOLOMON, THRONE

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