Verse 10
10. Royal pavilion The original word occurs nowhere else. Keil explains it as “the gorgeous tapestry with which the seat of the throne was covered;” Smith, as a “canopy” the parasol which was carried over the head of the monarch when exposed to the sun’s rays, and so was an emblem of royalty. See Rawlinson’s Ancient Monarchies, 1: 495. The sense favoured by Keil suits the language best.
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