2 Chronicles 9:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.

New Living Translation
There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

English Standard Version
while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. Nothing like it was ever made for any kingdom.

Berean Study Bible
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

New American Standard Bible
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

NASB 1995
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

NASB 1977
And twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

Amplified Bible
Also, twelve lions were standing there, one on each side of the six steps. Nothing like it had ever been made for any [other] kingdom.

Christian Standard Bible
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.

Contemporary English Version
and there were two lion statues on each of the six steps leading up to the throne. No other throne in the world was like Solomon's.

Good News Translation
Twelve figures of lions were on the steps, one at either end of each step. No throne like this had ever existed in any other kingdom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Twelve lions stood on six steps, one on each side. Nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

International Standard Version
Twelve lions were placed on both sides of the six steps leading to the throne, and nothing comparable was made for any other kingdom.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

King James 2000 Bible
And twelve lions stood there, one on each side upon the six steps. There was not the like of which made in any kingdom.

New Heart English Bible
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.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
And twelve lions stood there on the one side, and on the other, on the six steps. There was nothing like it made in any other kingdom.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And twelue lyons stoode there on the sixe steps on either side: there was not the like made in any kingdome.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And twelue lions stoode on the one side and on the other vpon the sixe steppes: so that there was no such worke made in any kingdome.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and two lyons stode beside the leanynge postes, and there stode twolue Lions vpo the syxe steppes on both the sides. In all realmes hath not soch one bene made.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps on this [side] and on that [side]: it has not been made so for any kingdom.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And twelve lions standing there upon the six steps, from hence and from thence. There was not made thus to any kingdom.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover twelve other little lions standing upon the steps on both sides: there was not such a throne in any kingdom.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Moreover, there were twelve additional little lions standing upon the six steps on both sides. There was no similar throne in all the kingdoms.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And twelve lionesses stood there above the six steps at one side and at the other, and there was nothing made like it in all kingdoms.

Lamsa Bible
And twelve lions stood there, on the one side and on the other side upon the six steps. There was not the like ever made in any kingdom.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and twelve lions standing there on the six steps on each side. There was not the like in any other kingdom.
















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