2 Chronicles 9:11

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ Ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
made	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
algum	הָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜ים ha.'al.gu.Mim	H418	sticks of algum wood · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
trees	עֲצֵ֨י 'a.Tzei	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine plural construct
terraces	מְסִלּ֤וֹת me.si.Lot	H4546	a thoroughfare (as turnpiked) · noun, common feminine plural absolute
house	לְבֵית le.veit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
palace	וּלְבֵ֣ית u.le.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
harps	וְכִנֹּר֥וֹת ve.khi.no.Rot	H3658	a harp · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural absolute
psalteries	וּנְבָלִ֖ים u.ne.va.Lim	H5035	a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
singers	לַשָּׁרִ֑ים la.sha.Rim	H7891	to sing · preposition with the article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
such	הֵם hêm	H1992	they (only used when emphatic)
seen	נִרְא֥וּ nir.'U	H7200	to see · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural
before	לְפָנִ֖ים le.fa.Nim	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָֽה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 10:12 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: the…
1 Chronicles 23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophes…
Psalms 92:1-3 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Psalms 150:3-5 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and go…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 9:1-12

This passage of story had been largely considered in the Kings; yet, because our Saviour has proposed it as an example to us in our enquiries after him (Mat 12:42), we must not pass it over without observing briefly, 1. Those who honour God he will honour, Sa1 2:30. Solomon had greatly honoured God, in building, beautifying, and dedicating the temple; all his wisdom and all his wealth were employed for the making of that a consummate piece: and now God made his wisdom and wealth to redound greatly to his reputation. The way to have both the credit and comfort of all our endowments and all our enjoyments is to consecrate them to God and use them for him. 2. Those who know the worth of true wi…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 9:1

The queen of Sheba - See all the particulars of this royal visit distinctly marked and explained in the notes on Kg1 10:1-10 (note). The Targum calls her queen of Zemargad.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 9:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 9:9

9,000 pounds: The queen presented Solomon with gold that equaled the amount he had received from Hiram (cp. 1 Kgs 9:14). • The queen’s gift of spices, such as frankincense and myrrh, were used in cosmetics, for embalming, and for religious offerings. High demand and repeated taxation over the long trade route made the spices as valuable as gold in gifts to a king (see Matt 2:11). Solomon was so wealthy that the queen had to give an enormous gift for it to be regarded as significant.

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 9:11

a path מְסִלּוֹת, stairs. In I Kings (10:12) it is written מִסְעָד, [a support] after the manner that they make for those who ascend by way of elevated places and stairs. Some say that מִסְעָד and מְסִילָה are one and the same. and harps and psalteries for the singers Some say (Jonathan and Rashi to Kings) for the Levites who sing with musical instruments, and Rabbi Eliezer explained it to mean: for the singers who stroll before the king. A similar case is (I Kings 5:12): “and his songs were a thousand and five.” These were secular songs that he composed to sing before him, and that is what is meant (below 35:25): “And Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and all the male singers and the female s…

Dictionary and topics

Algum — (2 Chr. 2:8; 9:10, 11), the same as almug (1 Kings 10:11).
Algum Or Almug Trees — the former occurring in (2 Chronicles 2:8; 9:10,11) the latter in (1 Kings 10:11,12) These words are identical. From (1 Kings 10:11,12; 2 Chronicles 9:10,11) we learn that the almug was brought in…
Almug — (1 Kings 10:11, 12) = algum (2 Chr. 2:8; 9:10, 11), in the Hebrew occurring only in the plural almuggim (indicating that the wood was brought in planks), the name of a wood brought from Ophir to be…
Causeway — A raised way, an ascent by steps, or a raised slope between Zion and the temple (1 Chr. 26:16, 18). In 2 Chr. 9:11 the same word is translated “terrace.”
Psaltery — A musical instrument, supposed to have been a kind of lyre, or a harp with twelve strings. The Hebrew word nebhel, so rendered, is translated “viol” in Isa. 5:12 (R.V., “lute”); 14:11. In Dan. 3:5,…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Algum · Al — Al
Kings · Dwelt in royal palaces — Dwelt in royal palaces
Music · .Ma — .Ma
Palaces · Of kings: Surrounded with terraces — Of kings: Surrounded with terraces
Sheba · 7. Queen of, visits — 7. Queen of, visits
Trees · Mentioned in scripture: Almug or algum — Mentioned in scripture: Almug or algum