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THRONE.—The OT tr. [Note: translate or translation.] of Heb. kissç’ or kissçh. It is used of any seat of honour: e.g. of the high priest (1Sa_1:9; 1Sa_4:13; 1Sa_4:18), of a judge (Psa_94:20), of a military officer (Jer_1:15); but most frequently of a king (e.g. Pharaoh Exo_11:6, David and Solomon 1Ki_2:12 etc.), and thus of God Himself (Psa_9:7; Psa_11:4; Psa_45:6, Isa_6:1). For a description of Solomon’s throne see 1Ki_10:18-20, 2Ch_9:17-19. Frequently ‘throne’ is used metaphorically for dignity, royal honour, and power. Thus ‘the throne of David’ often stands for the royal honour of David’s house (2Sa_7:16). So God’s ‘throne’ is His sovereign power (cf. Psa_45:6; Psa_93:2).
The NT term thronos [once (Act_12:21) bçma, ‘judgment-seat.’ Is tr. [Note: translate or translation.] ‘throne’] is similarly used. It is applied in Rev_20:4 to the thrones of the assessors of the heavenly judge (cf. Mat_19:28||, Luk_22:30); but is most frequently used of the throne of God or Christ (Mat_5:34||, Mat_19:28||, Luk_1:32, Act_2:30; Act_7:49, Heb_1:8; Heb_4:16; Heb_8:1; Heb_12:2, Rev_1:4; Rev_3:21 etc.), For thrones’ as a rank of angels, see art. Dominion, and cf. Power.
W. F. Boyd.