2 Chronicles 9:17
in 2 Chronicles 9Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
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ASV
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
KJV
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 9
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThere was not the like in any kingdom. The lustre wherein he appeared was typical of the spiritual glory of the kingdom of the Messiah and but a faint representation of his throne, which is above every throne.
This site's exposition
a great throne of ivory
on 2 Chronicles 9:17-19
The throne joins ivory and gold, six steps, a footstool of gold, and twelve lions on the steps, matching 1 Kings 10:18-20 detail for detail. The verse's own comment is that “Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom”.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Made a great throne of ivory - For a very curious description of the throne of Solomon, see at the end of the chapter, 2Ch 9:29 (note).
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֧עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| כִּסֵּא־ | kise'- | a throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| שֵׁ֖ן | shen | ivory | H8127 → | |
| גָּד֑וֹל | gadol | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ | vaytzapehu | and he overlaid it | H6823 → | 47 times |
| זָהָ֥ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| טָהֽוֹר׃ | tahor | pure | H2889 → | 94 times |
וַיַּ֧עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
כִּסֵּא־a throne of
kise'-H3678 →135 times
שֵׁ֖ןivory
shenH8127 →
גָּד֑וֹלgreat
gadolH1419 →526 times
וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּand he overlaid it
vaytzapehuH6823 →47 times
זָהָ֥בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
טָהֽוֹר׃pure
tahorH2889 →94 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 20:11Then 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.
it leads to
- Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
- 2 Peter 3:7
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- Matthew 25:31
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Daniel 2:35
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found.…
- Romans 2:5
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
- Revelation 21:1
Through
Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14–16
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
- John 19:39
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
- Song of Solomon 1:3
About 2 Chronicles

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
