King James Version
1 Kings 10:20 in the King James Version says “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 kin...” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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. the like: Heb. so”
1 Kings 10:20 · KJV
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. behind: Heb. on the hinder part thereof stays: Heb. hands
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. the like: Heb. so
And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. none: or, there was no silver in them
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. ivory: or, elephants' teeth
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“stood”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“there on the one side and on the other upon the six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
“steps”
H4609elevation, i.e., the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step o
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“there was not the like”
H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“in any kingdom”
H4467dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
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