2 Tawarikh 9:18-19

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 

2 Tawarikh 9:21

9:21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships ⁴  manned by Huram’s men ⁵  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ⁶  came into port with cargoes of ⁷  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ⁸ 

[9:18]  ¹ tc The parallel text of 1 Kgs 10:19 has instead “and the back of it was rounded on top.”

[9:18]  ² tn Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”

[9:19]  ³ tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for any kingdom.”

[9:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish with the servants of Huram.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “servants.”

[9:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

[9:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”

[9:21]  ⁸ tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”