Holy Scripture

1 Kings 10:19

A church father on this verse
“There are seven orders arranged by degrees up to the priesthood, in which is the standing of the orders, because it belongs to the priesthood to consecrate the Sacrament of the body of Christ, in which is the fullness of all graces; whence the other six are as it were subordinate and like certain steps by which one as…”
Bonaventure, 13th c. — Breviloquium, Part 6

Source: Septuagint

Original

19The throne had six steps, and calves in bold relief to the throne behind it, and side pieces on either hand of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the side pieces,

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In context

17And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

18And the king made a great ivory throne, and gilded it with pure gold.

— 1 Kings 10:19 —

20and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on either side: it was not so done in any other kingdom.

21And all the vessels made by Solomon were of gold, and the lavers were golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.

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