2 Chronicles 9:11

11 From the algum wood, the king made steps for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers; there never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah.

2 Chronicles 9:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 10:11

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:12).

2 Chronicles 9:11 In-Context

9 Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones: there were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10 Moreover the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir brought algum wood and precious stones.
11 From the algum wood, the king made steps for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers; there never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah.
12 Meanwhile King Solomon granted the queen of Sheba every desire that she expressed, well beyond what she had brought to the king. Then she returned to her own land, with her servants.
13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Gk Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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