1 Kings 10:12

Easy To Read Version

Solomon used the wood to build supports in the temple and the palace. He also used the wood to make harps [131] and lyres [132] for the singers. No other person has ever brought that kind of wood {to Israel} and no person has seen that kind of wood since that time.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the Israelites were dancing in front of the Lord and playing all kinds of musical instruments. There were lyres, [36] harps, drums, rattles, instruments made from cypress wood, and cymbals. [37]

1 Kings 10:11

Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir. Those ships also brought very much wood [130] and jewels.

1 Kings 10:13

Then King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba gifts that a king usually gives to a ruler from another country. Then he gave her anything else she asked for. After this, the queen and her servants went back to her own country.

1 Chronicles 23:5

4,000 Levites will be gatekeepers. And 4,000 Levites will be musicians. I made special musical instruments for them. They will use those instruments to praise the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 9:11

King Solomon used the algum wood to make steps for the Lord’s temple, {\cf2\super [151]} and for the king’s house. Solomon also used the algum wood to make lyres {\cf2\super [152]} and harps for the singers. No person ever saw such beautiful things like those things made from the algum wood in the country of Judah.