Twelvelionswere standingthereon the sixstepson the onesideand on the other;nothinglike[it] was madefor anyother kingdom.
"Judahis a lion'swhelp;From the prey,my son,you have goneup. He couches,he liesdownas a lion,And as a lion,whodares rousehim up?
[There] [were] sixstepsto the throneand a roundtopto the throneat its rear,and armson eachsideof the seat,and twolionsstandingbesidethe arms.
AllKingSolomon'sdrinkingvessels[were] of gold,and allthe vesselsof the houseof the forestof Lebanon[were] of puregold.Nonewas of silver;it was not consideredvaluablein the daysof Solomon.
"Behold,a peopleriseslike a lioness,And as a lionit liftsitself; It will not liedownuntilit devoursthe prey,And drinksthe bloodof the slain."
"He couches,he liesdownas a lion,And as a lion,whodares rousehim? Blessedis everyone who blessesyou, And cursedis everyone who cursesyou."
and oneof the elderssaidto me, "Stopweeping;behold,the Lionthat is from the tribeof Judah,the Rootof David,has overcomeso as to openthe bookand its sevenseals."
