- the ivory house:
- That is, probably, decorated with ivory in such abundance as to merit the appellation of an ivory house. "Moreover the kingª madeª° a greatª throneª of ivory,ª and overlaidª° it with the bestª° gold.ª" {1Kg 10:18} + "For¹ the kingª had at seaª a navyª of Tharshishª with¹ the navyª of Hiram:ª onceª in threeª yearsª cameª° the navyª of Tharshish,ª bringingª° gold,ª and silver,ª ivory,ª and apes,ª and peacocks.ª" {1Kg 10:22} + "All¹ thy garmentsª [smell] of myrrh,ª and aloes,ª [and] cassia,ª out of¹ the ivoryª palaces,ª whereby²¹ they have made thee glad.ª°" {Psa 45:8} + "[Of] the oaksª of Bashanª¹ have they madeª° thine oars;ª the companyª of the Ashurites²¹ have madeª° thy benchesª [of] ivory,ª [brought] out of the islesª¹ of Chittim.ª" {Ezk 27:6} + "The menª of Dedanª [were] thy merchants;ª° manyª islesª [were] the merchandiseª of thine hand:ª they broughtª° thee [for] a presentª hornsª of ivoryª and ebony.ª" {Ezk 27:15} + "And I will smiteª° the winterª houseª with¹ the summerª house;ª and the housesª of ivoryª shall perish,ª° and the greatª housesª shall have an end,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 3:15} + "That lieª° upon¹ bedsª of ivory,ª and stretchª° themselves upon¹ their couches,ª and eatª° the lambsª out of the flock,ª¹ and the calvesª out of the midstª¹ of the stall;ª" {Ams 6:4}
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