The Meaning of 1 Kings 10:20 Explained

1 Kings 10:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 1 Kings 10:20 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 10:14-29 - "solomon In All His Glory"
How dazzling is this description of Solomon's glory! And yet our Lord said that it was excelled by a single lily of the field, Matthew 6:28. Solomon's glory was put on from without; the real beauty is that which unfolds from within. If only your soul is planted in the soil of God's grace, it will array itself in the beauties of a holy life. The stainless robes are those which are washed in the blood of the Lamb.
Observe again-this was not the glory of June, but of October. Already the germs of disease were in Solomon's heart; already the autumn decay was in the air. The secret is told in the significant words of Nehemiah 13:26. Among many nations there was none like him and he was beloved of his God, but strange women were turning away his heart. It was a true statement that our Lord made concerning the rich, that with difficulty they enter the Kingdom. A holy man had good reason to pray earnestly for a young believer, who had suddenly come into a large estate.
The questions on, Sections 1-30, to be found on pages 177 and 178, will serve as a review at this point.
1 Kings 10:1-29 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 10

1  The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon
14  Solomon's gold
16  His targets
18  The throne of ivory
21  His vessels
24  His presents
26  his chariots and horse
28  his tribute

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 10:20 mean?

And two [and] ten lions stood there on six the steps on this [side] and on this [side] nothing had been made like [this] for any [other] kingdom
וּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣ר אֲרָיִ֗ים עֹמְדִ֥ים שָׁ֛ם עַל־ שֵׁ֥שׁ הַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹת מִזֶּ֣ה וּמִזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־ נַעֲשָׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן לְכָל־ מַמְלָכֽוֹת

וּשְׁנֵ֧ים  And  two 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֣ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
אֲרָיִ֗ים  lions 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֲרִי 
Sense: lion.
עֹמְדִ֥ים  stood 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
שֵׁ֥שׁ  six 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
הַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹת  the  steps 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַעֲלָה 
Sense: what comes up, thoughts.
מִזֶּ֣ה  on  this  [side] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וּמִזֶּ֑ה  and  on  this  [side] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
לֹֽא־  nothing 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
נַעֲשָׂ֥ה  had  been  made 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כֵ֖ן  like  [this] 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
לְכָל־  for  any 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
מַמְלָכֽוֹת  [other]  kingdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַמְלָכָה  
Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty.

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