2 Chronicles 9:17

What does 2 Chronicles 9:17 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 9:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with pure gold;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The king also made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold;

Context

v.16And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

v.17This passage

v.18And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 10:18

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

  • Psalms 45:8

    All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

  • Revelation 20:11

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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