while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom — Twelve lions adorned the staircase (one per step), creating an imposing visual display. The claim 'nothing like it was made in any kingdom' (לֹא־נַעֲשָׂה לְכָל־הַמַּמְלָכוֹת) asserted that Solomon's throne surpassed all other kingdoms' thrones. The aesthetic program (ivory, gold, lion-motifs) made the throne a theological statement: the king sat as supreme judge within a cosmos of power.

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