The king also had a large throne made. Part of it was covered with ivory and the rest of it was covered with pure gold.

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.

The kingdom that God has given you will last forever and ever. You rule over your people with justice;

The LORD said to my lord, "Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies under your feet."

Here the kings of Israel sat to judge their people.

He reflects the brightness of God's glory and is the exact likeness of God's own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. After achieving forgiveness for the sins of all human beings, he sat down in heaven at the right side of God, the Supreme Power.

About the Son, however, God said: "Your kingdom, O God, will last forever and ever! You rule over your people with justice.

Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sits on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence and were seen no more.

He had a fleet of ocean-going ships sailing with Hiram's fleet. Every three years his fleet would return, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

Everything else that King Ahab did, including an account of his palace decorated with ivory and of all the cities he built, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

The perfume of myrrh and aloes is on your clothes; musicians entertain you in palaces decorated with ivory.

They took oak trees from Bashan to make oars; They made your deck out of pine from Cyprus And inlaid it with ivory.

How terrible it will be for you that stretch out on your luxurious couches, feasting on veal and lamb!

no one buys their gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; their goods of linen, purple cloth, silk, and scarlet cloth; all kinds of rare woods and all kinds of objects made of ivory and of expensive wood, of bronze, iron, and marble;