1 Kings 22:19

22:19 Micaiah ¹  said, “That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.

Psalms 11:4

11:4 The Lord is in his holy temple; ² 

the Lord’s throne is in heaven. ³ 

His eyes ⁴  watch; ⁵ 

his eyes ⁶  examine ⁷  all people. ⁸ 

Jeremiah 23:24

23:24 “Do you really think anyone can hide himself

where I cannot see him?” the Lord asks. ⁹ 

“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” ¹⁰ 

the Lord asks. ¹¹ 

Matthew 5:34-35

5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 5:35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, ¹²  because it is the city of the great King.

Matthew 23:22

23:22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

Revelation 3:21

3:21 I will grant the one ¹³  who conquers ¹⁴  permission ¹⁵  to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered ¹⁶  and sat down with my Father on his throne.

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Because of the royal imagery involved here, one could translate “lofty palace.” The Lord’s heavenly temple is in view here (see Mic 1:2-4).

³ sn The Lord’s throne is in heaven. The psalmist is confident that the Lord reigns as sovereign king, “keeps an eye on” all people, and responds in a just manner to the godly and wicked.

⁴ sn His eyes. The anthropomorphic language draws attention to God’s awareness of and interest in the situation on earth. Though the enemies are hidden by the darkness (v. 2), the Lord sees all.

⁵ tn The two Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in this verse describe the Lord’s characteristic activity.

⁶ tn Heb “eyelids.”

⁷ tn For other uses of the verb in this sense, see Job 7:18; Pss 7:9; 26:2; 139:23.

⁸ tn Heb “test the sons of men.”

⁹ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

¹⁰ tn The words “Don’t you know” are not in the text. They are a way of conveying the idea that the question which reads literally “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” expects a positive answer. They follow the pattern used at the beginning of the previous two questions and continue that thought. The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

¹² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹³ tn Grk “The one who conquers, to him I will grant.”

¹⁴ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “I will give [grant] to him.”

¹⁶ tn Or “have been victorious”; traditionally, “have overcome.”