King James Version
“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: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. pillars: or, rails: Heb. a prop”
1 Kings 10:12 · KJV
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
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: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. pillars: or, rails: Heb. a prop
And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. of his: Heb. according to the hand of king Solomon
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“for the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“for the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“also and psalteries”
H5035a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“nor were seen”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“unto this day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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