1 Kings 10:20 “Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. N…”

1 Kings 10:20

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And there stoode twelue lions on the sixe steps on either side: there was not the like made in any kingdome.

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“lions”

Genesis 49:9 Numbers 24:9 Numbers 23:24 Revelation 5:5

Genesis 49:9 · BSB

Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

Numbers 24:9 · BSB

He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”

Numbers 23:24 · BSB

Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”

Revelation 5:5 · BSB

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.

21All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

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