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2 Chronicles 9:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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.

2 Chronicles 9:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:11

Theological / Devotional

Algum trees. These trees cannot now be identified with any degree of certainty (see on ch. 2:8).

Terraces. Heb. mesilloth, “highways.” The parallel passage (1 Kings 10:12) has mis‘ad, “pillars,” which should perhaps be read here also (see on 1 Kings 10:12).

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