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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(seat). The seat of one in
authority
, as
high
priest
(
1 Sam. 1:9
9
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. (1 Samuel 1:9)
); military chief (
Jer. 1:15
15
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. (Jeremiah 1:15)
); but especially of a king (
2 Sam. 3:10
10
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. (2 Samuel 3:10)
;
1 Kings 2:12; 7:7; 10:18-20; 22:10
12
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. (1 Kings 2:12)
7
Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. (1 Kings 7:7)
18
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19
The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
20
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. (1 Kings 10:18‑20)
10
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. (1 Kings 22:10)
;
Acts 12:21
21
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. (Acts 12:21)
).
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Throne of Charles III in
Spain
(1770s).
Seat of honor for
judges
, priests, and especially for kings. The same word,
kisse
, is translated “seat” (
Judg. 3:20
20
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. (Judges 3:20)
;
1 Sam. 1:9
9
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. (1 Samuel 1:9)
;
1 Sam. 4:13,18
13
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. (1 Samuel 4:13)
18
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. (1 Samuel 4:18)
;
Esther 3:1
1
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. (Esther 3:1)
). The throne for kings is at
times
distinguished by being called the “royal throne,” and “kingly throne,” “throne of the king,” etc. The throne of
David
is often referred to in the sense of his
reigning
, and
God
promised that his throne should be established
forever
, which will be fulfilled in Christ Himself (
2 Sam. 7:16
16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. (2 Samuel 7:16)
;
Acts 2:30
30
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; (Acts 2:30)
).
God is often represented as sitting on His throne: “
Jehovah
hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his
kingdom
ruleth over all” (
Psa. 103:19
19
The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. (Psalm 103:19)
).
The
Lord
Jesus
is now sitting on His
Father
’s throne, but He will have a throne of His own, and will be hailed as King of kings and Lord of lords (
Heb. 1:8
8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Hebrews 1:8)
;
Rev. 3:21
21
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. (Revelation 3:21)
;
Rev. 17:14
14
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (Revelation 17:14)
;
Rev. 19:16
16
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:16)
).
The same word in the
New
Testament
,
θρόνος
, is translated “seat” (
Luke 1:52
52
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. (Luke 1:52)
;
Rev. 2:13
13
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. (Revelation 2:13)
;
Rev. 4:4
4
And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. (Revelation 4:4)
;
Rev. 11:16
16
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, (Revelation 11:16)
;
Rev. 13:2
2
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. (Revelation 13:2)
;
Rev. 16:10
10
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, (Revelation 16:10)
). The passages in
Revelation 4:4
4
And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. (Revelation 4:4)
and
Revelation 11:16
16
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, (Revelation 11:16)
represent the twenty-four
elders
in
heaven
—the redeemed—as sitting on thrones
around
the throne, in contrast to others who are
before
the throne.
Satan
also has his throne on
earth
(
Rev. 2:13
13
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. (Revelation 2:13)
), and will have his agents in kingly
power
in a future
day
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
3678
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
kicce’
Phonic:
kis-say’
Meaning:
or kicceh {kis-say'}; from
3680
; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
KJV Usage:
seat, stool, throne
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