18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.
*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.
The footstool (not mentioned in Kings) was an essential appendage to an Oriental throne; it appears everywhere in the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian sculptures.
And [there were] six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, [which were] (i) fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the (k) stays:
(i) That is, the steps and the footstool were fastened to the throne.
(k) Upon the pommels or knops.
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