Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 9:17
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The narrator records Solomon’s construction projects in Jerusalem immediately following the Queen of Sheba’s departure.
The words — The verb וַיַּעַשׂ (va.ya.as) means "he made," and the phrase כִסֵּא שֵׁן גָּדוֹל (kise shen gadol) translates literally to "great throne of ivory."
The thread — The identical throne description appears in 1 Kings 10:18, while ivory palace craftsmanship reappears in Psalm 45:8 and eschatological judgment imagery surfaces in Revelation 20:11.
Why it lands — The text documents the physical assembly of a gold-overlaid ivory throne as a factual record of royal wealth. Readers must note this material detail before considering how such opulence functions within Solomon’s reign or biblical typology.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 10:18 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- Psalms 45:8 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
- Revelation 20:11 Then 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.