“Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.”
1 Kings 10:18 (WEB)
Context Reading
16King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekelsof gold went to one buckler. 17He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minasof gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. 19There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests. 20Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.