2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:9–10

⁹Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold,^c a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

¹⁰(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum^d wood and precious stones.

Footnotes

c 9:9 120 talents is approximately 4.52 tons or 4.1 metric tons of gold.
d 9:10 Algum is probably a variant of almug; also in verse 11; see 1 Kings 10:11|1KI 10:11.

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2 Chronicles 9:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then she gave	וַתִּתֵּ֨ן	wat·tit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the king	לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
120	מֵאָ֥ה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
talents	כִּכַּ֣ר	kik·kar	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of gold	זָהָ֗ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
a great quantity of	לָרֹ֥ב	lā·rōḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
spices	וּבְשָׂמִ֛ים	ū·ḇə·śā·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
and precious	יְקָרָ֑ה	yə·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	וְאֶ֣בֶן	wə·’e·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
There had never been	הָיָה֙	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
such	הַה֔וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
spices	כַּבֹּ֣שֶׂם	kab·bō·śem	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
as those	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the queen	מַֽלְכַּת־	mal·kaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4436 queen
of Sheba	שְׁבָ֖א	šə·ḇā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7614 Shebâ
gave	נָתְנָ֥ה	nā·ṯə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to King	לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon

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

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

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