2 Chronicles 9:18
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And six steps to go up to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms one on either side, and two lions standing by the arms:

2 Chronicles 9:17
The king also made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 9:19
Moreover twelve other little lions standing upon the steps on both sides: there was not such a throne in any kingdom.

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And six steps to go up to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms one on either side, and two lions standing by the arms:

stays [heb] hands

Genesis 49:9,10 Juda is a lion's whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him? . . .

Numbers 23:24 Behold the people shall rise up as a lioness, and shall lift itself up as a lion: it shall not lie down till it devour the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

Numbers 24:9 Lying down he hath slept as a lion, and as a lioness, whom none shall dare to rouse. He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed: he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed.

Revelation 5:5 And one of the ancients said to me: Weep not: behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Context
Solomon's Wealth and Splendor
17The king also made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 18And six steps to go up to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms one on either side, and two lions standing by the arms:19Moreover twelve other little lions standing upon the steps on both sides: there was not such a throne in any kingdom.…
Lexicon
The throne
לַ֠כִּסֵּא (lak·kis·sê)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3678: Seat of honor, throne

had six
וְשֵׁ֣שׁ (wə·šêš)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

steps,
מַעֲל֣וֹת (ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression

and a footstool
וְכֶ֨בֶשׁ (wə·ḵe·ḇeš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3534: A footstool

of gold
בַּזָּהָ֤ב (baz·zā·hāḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

was attached to it.
מָאֳחָזִ֔ים (mā·’o·ḥā·zîm)
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

There were armrests
וְיָד֛וֹת (wə·yā·ḏō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

on both sides
מִזֶּ֥ה (miz·zeh)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the seat,
מְק֣וֹם (mə·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

with a lion
אֲרָי֔וֹת (’ă·rā·yō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion

standing
עֹמְדִ֖ים (‘ō·mə·ḏîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

beside
אֵ֥צֶל (’ê·ṣel)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 681: A joining together, proximity

each armrest.
הַיָּדֽוֹת׃ (hay·yā·ḏō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
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.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:

nd 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.

And there were six steps to the throne, riveted with gold, and elbows on either side of the seat of the throne, and two lions standing by the elbows:

and the throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold fastened to the throne; and there were arms on each side at the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the arms;

And 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.

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:

And 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.

and six steps are to the throne, and a footstool of gold, to the throne they are fastened, and hands are on this side and on that on the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,
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