Discovery Box2 Chronicles 9:17-19 
Context9:17 The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. 9:18 There were six steps leading up to the throne, and a gold footstool was attached to the throne. 1 The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side. 2 9:19 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. 3
1 tc The parallel text of 1 Kgs 10:19 has instead “and the back of it was rounded on top.”
2 tn Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”
3 tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for any kingdom.”
