Ivory

Ivory, a semiprecious substance derived from elephant tusks, was procured through trade

1 Kings 10:22 parallel 2 Chronicles 9:21 See also Ezekiel 27:15; Revelation 18:11–13

For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Articles inlaid with ivory were a sign of wealth

1 Kings 10:18 parallel 2 Chronicles 9:17 See also 1 Kings 22:39; Psalm 45:8; Ezekiel 27:6; Amos 3:15, Amos 6:4

Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

The metaphorical use of ivory

Song of Solomon 5:14 See also Song of Solomon 7:4

His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is polished ivory bedecked with sapphires.