2 Chronicles 9:10-11
10(Huram’s ▼▼tn Heb “Huram’s” (also in v. 21). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.
servants, aided by Solomon’s servants, brought gold from Ophir, as well as ▼▼tn Heb “who brought gold from Ophir, brought.”
fine ▼▼tn Heb “algum.”
timber and precious gems. 11With the timber the king made steps ▼▼tn Heb “tracks.” The parallel text in 1 Kgs 10:12 has a different term whose meaning is uncertain: “supports,” perhaps “banisters” or “parapets.”
for the Lord’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments ▼▼tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).
for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah before that. ▼▼tn Heb “there was not seen like these formerly in the land of Judah.”
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