1 Kings 10:20
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And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
In other translations
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
Hebrew words
וּשְׁנֵיםusheneimand two [plus]H8147עָשָׂר'asartenH6240אֲרָיִים'arayimlionsH738עֹמְדִים'omedim[were] standingH5975שָׁםshamthereH8033עַל־'al-onH5921שֵׁשׁshesh[the] sixH8337הַמַּעֲלוֹתhama'alotthe stepsH4609מִזֶּהmizehfrom thisH2088וּמִזֶּהumizehand from thisH2088לֹא־lo'-notH3808נַעֲשָׂהna'asahit had been madeH6213כֵןkhenthusH3651לְכָל־lekholfor allH3605מַמְלָכוֹת׃mamlakhotkingdomsH4467
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Related verses
- Numbers 24:9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
- Genesis 49:9Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
- Numbers 23:24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
- Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto 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.Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
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