The lion is the symbol of power and ... mentioned approximately 812 times in the Hebrew Bible. David and his son, Solomon of the tribe of Judah, were kings of the united tribes until ten tribes ...

This is, I concede, an unusual translation: JPS, Margolin, Koren Jerusalem Bible ... The Tribe of Judah is to inherit the Kingship of Israel. And Judah is to lie down peacefully, like a lion ...