The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for Yahweh’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.
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The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for Yahweh’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.
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And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
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And the king made of the sandal-wood paths for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, and harps and psalteries for the singers; and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 9:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 10:12 The king made of the almug trees pillars for Yahweh’s house, and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen, to this day.
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:
- Psalms 92:1-3 It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High, to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night, with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.
- Psalms 150:3-5 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre! Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute! Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals!
- Revelation 5:8 Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or pillars: meaning, the garnishing, and trimming of the…
Or pillars: meaning, the garnishing, and trimming of the stairs or pillars.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Stairs. Hebrew, "hands," (Du Hamel) or banisters, from the…
Stairs. Hebrew, "hands," (Du Hamel) or banisters, from the palace to the temple. (Junius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. terraces] Perhaps “raised paths.” In 1Ki_10:12 a different…
11. terraces] Perhaps “raised paths.” In 1Ki_10:12 a different Heb. word is used, which means probably “railings” (“pillars,” A.V.).
psalteries] Cp. 1Ch_13:8 (note).
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in the land of Judah] Here the Chronicler speaks as a man of his own age. We should expect, land of Israel.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) Terraces.—M’sillôth, which usually means highways, that is, raised…
(11) Terraces.—M’sillôth, which usually means highways, that is, raised paths. The word is an interpretation of mis‘âd, which only occurs in 1Ki_11:12. LXX., ἀναβάσεις; Vulg., “gradus;” Arabic, “pillars.”
Singers.—The singers.
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And there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.—A shortened paraphrase of, “There came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day” (Kings). “The land of Judah” is a phrase which indicates how utterly the northern kingdom was excluded from the redactor’s thought.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.