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 combines ivory and gold, six steps, a footstool, armrests with lions, and twelve more lions on the steps, matching 1 Ki 10:18-20 detail for detail. Henry reads the lustre as a type of the greater kingdom to come, a faint representation of Christ's throne set above every throne, a reading offered as the church's typology rather than the text's own statement. The twelve lions on David's son's throne stand over Israel's twelve tribes as plainly as the number allows.
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.
