1 Kings 10:12

1 Kings 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)The king used the almugwood to make supports for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king made steps of the almug wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day.

Context of 1 Kings 10:12

10And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great quantity, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor have they been seen to this day. 13And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. 14Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold,

1 Kings 10:12 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ אֶת־עֲצֵ֨י הָאַלְמֻגִּ֜ים מִסְעָ֤ד לְבֵית־יְהוָה֙ וּלְבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכִנֹּר֥וֹת וּנְבָלִ֖ים לַשָּׁרִ֑ים לֹ֣א בָֽא־כֵ֞ן עֲצֵ֤י אַלְמֻגִּים֙ וְלֹ֣א נִרְאָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• almugאַלְמֻגִּים'almuggiym · almugH484
• treesעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• pillarsמִסְעָדmis‛âd · supportH4552
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• harpsכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• psalteriesנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:12

• 1 Chronicles 23:5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them .
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
• Psalms 92:1It is agoodthing to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to thy name, O most High:
• Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
• Revelation 14:2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Pillars - The Hebrew word signifies ordinarily a “prop” (margin). It is generally supposed to mean in this place a “railing,” or “balustrade,” a sense which connects and harmonises the present passage with the parallel passage in Chronicles (marginal reference), where Solomon is said to have made of the almug-wood “stairs” for the temple and for his own house. Harps - The Jewish harp כנור kı̂nnôr was of a triangular shape, and had ordinarily ten strings…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Solomon had a lot of gold during his reign. The queen's gifts added to what Solomon already had from his trade with Hiram of Tyre. He used the gold wisely (see 1 Kings 6:20–22, 28, 30, 32, 35; 7:49–51; 10:18, 21). Arabian traders sold spices like frankincense and myrrh. Both were used for medicine; frankincense was also used in holy incense (Exodus 30:34–38; Leviticus 2:2), and myrrh was used for perfume and embalming the dead. Wise men from the east gave…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131Ki 10:1-13. The Queen of Sheba Admires the Wisdom of Solomon. 1. the queen of Sheba--Some think her country was the Sabean kingdom of Yemen, of which the capital was Saba, in Arabia-Felix; others, that it was in African Ethiopia, that is, Abyssinia, towards the south of the Red Sea. The opinions preponderate in favor of the former. This view harmonizes with the language of our Lord, as Yemen means "South"; and this country, extending to the shores of the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:12

• Algum
• Harp
• Music
• Queen
• Solomon
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Almug Trees
• Exceed
• Harp
• House
• Navy
• Seek
• Sheba
• Solomon
• Causeway; Causey
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings