2 Chronicles 9:18

The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records the architectural specifications of King Solomon’s royal throne room, detailing the construction of the ivory and gold seat.

The words — מָאֳחָזִים (mo'ochaZim) means firmly attached or joined, and יָדוֹת (yadot) literally means hands, here referring to the armrests flanking the seat.

The thread — The lion motif appears in Genesis 49:9 and Numbers 24:9 as a symbol of royal authority and untamed power, contrasting with the throne’s manufactured grandeur.

Why it lands — The text records the throne’s physical construction without commentary, requiring the reader to observe the deliberate integration of precious materials and symbolic beasts in royal display.

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The Hebrew words

וְשֵׁ֣שׁve./Sheshand/ six מַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.Lotsteps לַ֠כִּסֵּאLa./ki.se'[belonged] to the/ throne וְכֶ֨בֶשׁve./Khe.veshand/ a footstool בַּזָּהָ֤בba./za.Havin <the>/ gold לַכִּסֵּא֙la./ki.Se'to the/ throne מָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.Zim[were] attached וְיָד֛וֹתve./ya.Dotand/ hands מִזֶּ֥הmi./Zehfrom/ this וּמִזֶּ֖הu./mi./Zehand/ from/ this עַל־'al-[were] on מְק֣וֹםme.Kom[the] place of הַשָּׁ֑בֶתha./Sha.vetthe/ sitting וּשְׁנַ֣יִםu./she.Na.yimand/ two אֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.Yotlions עֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.Dim[were] standing אֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelbeside הַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai./ya.Dotthe/ hands

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

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