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the king made a great throne

The author speaks of commanding his workers to build the throne as if he himself had built it. AT: "the king had his workers make a great throne" or "the king's workers made" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

a great throne of ivory

"a great throne decorated with ivory"

ivory

Ivory is the hard, white substance from the tusks or teeth of large animals, such as the elephant, walrus, or hippopotamus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

two lions

These were statues. AT: "two statues of lions" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

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