2 Chronicles 9:19 King James Version (KJV)

19 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.


2 Chronicles 9:19 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

19 And twelve H8147 H6240 lions H738 stood H5975 there on the one side and on the other upon the six H8337 steps. H4609 There was not the like made H6213 in any kingdom. H4467


2 Chronicles 9:19 American Standard (ASV)

19 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.


2 Chronicles 9:19 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

19 and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps on this `side', and on that: it hath not been made so for any kingdom.


2 Chronicles 9:19 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

19 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.


2 Chronicles 9:19 World English Bible (WEB)

19 Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps: there was nothing like it made in any kingdom.


2 Chronicles 9:19 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

19 And twelve lions were placed on one side and on the other side on the six steps: there was nothing like it in any kingdom.

Cross Reference

Matthew 19:28 KJV

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Revelation 21:12 KJV

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

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Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9 John Gill's Exposition of the Bible


Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 9

The ninth chapter is the same with 1 Kings 10:1 excepting 2 Chronicles 9:26, which agrees with 1 Kings 4:21, the same with 1 Kings 11:41, only in 2 Chronicles 9:29 it is more largely expressed that the acts of Solomon's reign were written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, against Jeroboam the son of Nebat; or rather "concerning Jeroboam", as the Septuagint and some other versionsF2, in which Iddo is called Joel; and by Theodoret said to be the same that prophesied of Jeroboam and his altar, See Gill on 1 Kings 13:1; the books mentioned are since lost.F2 צל περι Sept. de, Junius & Tremellias, Piscator.


Verses 1-31

See Chapter Introduction