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2 Chronicles 9:11
2 Chronicles 9:11 is verse 11 of 2 Chronicles chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The king made the algum wood into steps 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.)
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King James Version
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.
World English Bible
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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2 Chronicles 9:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, 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 wood and precious stones.
11 The king made the algum wood into steps 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.)
12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Kings 10:12The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
Psalms 92:1It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Psalms 92:2to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
Psalms 92:3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
Psalms 150:3Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
Psalms 150:4Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.
Psalms 150:5Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.
Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.