1 Kings 10:20
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. The like of it was never made in 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
Twelve lions stood there, one on either end of each of the six steps; there was nothing like it 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.

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 kingdoms.

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 on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like of it 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 two lions were standing upon the six steps, on one side and on the other side. There was nothing like it 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 there stoode twelue lions on the sixe steps on either side: there was not the like made in any kingdome.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And there stoode twelue lions on the steppes, sixe on a syde: There was none lyke worke seene in any kingdome.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and twolue lyons stode vpon the sixe steppes on both the sydes. Soch one hath not bene made in eny kyngdome.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps, on this [side] and on that; 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, hence and thence: there was not made thus to all the kingdoms.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And twelve little lions stood upon the six steps on the one side and on the other: there was no such work made in any kingdom.

Catholic Public Domain Version
with twelve little lions standing upon the six steps, on one side and the other. No similar work has been made, ever in any kingdom.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And twelve lions stood on the side of six steps on either side; there was nothing made in this way among all kingdoms.

Lamsa Bible
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps; there was not the like 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 either side: it was not so done in any other kingdom.
















1 Kings 10:19
Top of Page
Top of Page