2 Chronicles 9:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸ Six steps led up to the throne. A golden footstool was attached to the throne, which had armrests on each side of the seat and two lions standing on either side of each armrest. ¹⁹ Twelve lions were placed on both sides of the six steps leading to the throne,^[a] and nothing comparable was made for any other^[b] kingdom. ²⁰ All of King Solomon’s drinking vessels were made of^[c] gold, and all the vessels in his palace in the Lebanon forest were made of^[d] pure gold. Silver was never considered to be valuable during the lifetime of Solomon,