Thrones

Used by kings, including Solomon's impressive throne described in 1 Kings 10:18-20.

18 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top.

Nathan named the child Jedidiah, the private name next to the throne name Solomon.

"Solomon used to sail through the air on a throne of light placed on an eagle, which brought him near the heavenly yeshibah as well as to the dark mountains behind which the fallen angels 'Uzza and 'Azzael were chained.

He takes the throne and receives David's last instructions.

Abigrael explains that four orders within the heavenly hosts currently demand our attention: angels, archangels, principalities, and thrones.

The New Testament groups celestial beings into seven ranks: angels, archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions, and thrones.

THRONES

Descriptions of each angelic order highlight their unique roles and attributes, from the seraphim who surround God's throne and regulate the heavens, to the archangels managing broader human endeavors, and the regular angels involved in human affairs.

The realm of the dead below is all astir    to meet you at your coming;it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you—    all those who were leaders in the world;it makes them rise from their thrones—    all those who were kings over the nations.

It was considered the earthly throne of God and the place where God's presence dwelled among the Israelites.

To the power behind the throne, however, this is unacceptable.

They have six wings and stand above the throne of God, crying out his praise.

Isaiah sees six-winged seraphim standing above the throne.

In Christian writing they are sometimes linked with the "Thrones," but in the Jewish and Kabbalistic hierarchies the thrones and the wheels are separate.

In Kabbalah they are seen as guardians of the divine throne.

149 The leadership of the army, the direction of the host,150 The bearing of weapons, campaigning, the mobilization of conflict,151 The chief executive power of battle, supreme command,152 She entrusted to him and set him on a throne,153 "I have cast the spell for you and exalted you in the host of the gods,154 I have delivered to you the rule of all the gods.155 You are indeed exalted, my spouse, you are renowned,156 Let your commands prevail over all the Anunnaki."157 She gave him the Tablet of Destinies and fastened it to his breast,158 (Saying) "Your order may not be changed; let the utterance of your mouth be firm."159 After Qingu was elevated and had acquired the power of Anuship,

He ascended to the throne at a young age and ruled for an extended period, from 615 to 683 CE.

This has implications for the understanding of whether the ark of the covenant in the Temple was literally YHWH's throne or simply an indicator of YHWH's immanence.

A midrash states that when Pharaoh pursued Israel at the Red Sea, God took a cherub from the wheels of His throne and flew to the spot, for God inspects the heavenly worlds while sitting on a cherub.

Transporting the throne of God by the river Chebar

1 And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne.