2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:10–11

¹⁰(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum^d wood and precious stones. ¹¹The king made the algum wood into steps^e for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)

Footnotes

d 9:10 Algum is probably a variant of almug; also in verse 11; see 1 Kings 10:11|1KI 10:11.
e 9:11 Or gateways

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2 Chronicles 9:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The servants	עַבְדֵ֤י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
of Hiram	חִירָם	ḥī·rå̄m	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
of Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
brought	הֵבִ֥יאוּ	hê·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
gold	זָהָ֖ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
from Ophir	מֵאוֹפִ֑יר	mê·’ō·w·p̄îr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H211 Ophir
also	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
brought	הֵבִ֛יאוּ	hê·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
algum	אַלְגּוּמִּ֖ים	’al·gūm·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H418 sandal-wood
wood	עֲצֵ֥י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and precious	יְקָרָֽה׃	yə·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	וְאֶ֥בֶן	wə·’e·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone

2 Chronicles 9:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
made	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the algum	הָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜ים	hā·’al·gūm·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H418 sandal-wood
wood	עֲצֵ֨י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
into steps	מְסִלּ֤וֹת	mə·sil·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4546 highway
for the house	לְבֵית־	lə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and for the king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	וּלְבֵ֣ית	ū·lə·ḇêṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and into lyres	וְכִנֹּר֥וֹת	wə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3658 lyre
and harps	וּנְבָלִ֖ים	ū·nə·ḇā·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5035 skin-bottle, skin
for the singers	לַשָּׁרִ֑ים	laš·šā·rîm	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7891 sing
Never	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
before	לְפָנִ֖ים	lə·p̄ā·nîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
had anything like them	כָהֵ֛ם	ḵā·hêm	Preposition-k; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
been seen	נִרְא֥וּ	nir·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

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2 Chronicles 9:10 2 Chronicles 8:18 · 1 Kings 10:11

2 Chronicles 9:11 1 Kings 10:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.