Living is in the singular, hai . The Hebrew Bible calls this influence spirit. The matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the sentence by the word of the holy ones . I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven. His throne was a fiery flame, and its wheels burning fire.
Thrones is in the plural to symbolize both harsh and lenient verdicts.
These verdicts are then recorded in books containing all mankind's merits and sins. He created them. According to the New Testament then, this king would make a better candidate for the trinity. Melchizedek is said to have had no origin, existing eternally whereas Jesus had a beginning when he was created. This is not the only surprising statement in the New Testament.