1 Reyes 10:12

Listen to 1 Reyes 10:12
12 Y de la madera de brasil hizo el rey balaustres para la casa de Jehov谩, y para las casas reales, arpas tambi茅n y salterios para los cantores: nunca vino tanta madera de brasil, ni se ha visto hasta hoy.

1 Reyes 10:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 10:12

And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house
of the Lord, and for the king's house
Or terraces, as in ( 2 Chronicles 9:11 ) , causeways; and means the ascent or causeway he made from his own house to the temple; the pavement of which, as Jarchi interprets the word here, was made of the wood of these trees; or the supports of it, or rather the rails on each side, on which men might stay themselves as they passed along, as Ben Gersom; and since this ascent was admired by the queen of Sheba, it is particularly observed what wood it was made of, and from whence it came:

harps also, and psalteries for singers;
these musical instruments were made of the same wood; Josephus F9 says of amber, and that their number was 400,000:

there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day;
not in the land of Israel, neither before nor since, see ( 2 Chronicles 9:11 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 3. sect. 8.
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1 Reyes 10:12 In-Context

10 Y di贸 ella al rey ciento y veinte talentos de oro, y muy mucha especier铆a, y piedras preciosas: nunca vino tan grande copia de especias, como la reina de Seba di贸 al rey Salom贸n.
11 La flota de Hiram que hab铆a tra铆do el oro de Ophir, tra铆a tambi茅n de Ophir muy mucha madera de brasil, y piedras preciosas.
12 Y de la madera de brasil hizo el rey balaustres para la casa de Jehov谩, y para las casas reales, arpas tambi茅n y salterios para los cantores: nunca vino tanta madera de brasil, ni se ha visto hasta hoy.
13 Y el rey Salom贸n di贸 谩 la reina de Seba todo lo que quiso, y todo lo que pidi贸, adem谩s de lo que Salom贸n le di贸 como de mano del rey Salom贸n. Y ella se volvi贸, y se fu茅 谩 su tierra con sus criados.
14 El peso del oro que Salom贸n ten铆a de renta cada un a帽o, era seiscientos sesenta y seis talentos de oro;
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