10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon which brought gold from Ophir, brought [a]Algummim wood and precious stones.

11 And the King made of the Algummim wood [b]stairs in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and harps and viols for singers: and there was no such seen before in the land of Judah.

12 And King Solomon gave to the Queen of Sheba every pleasant thing that she asked, [c]besides for that which she had brought unto the king: so she returned and went to her own country, both she, and her servants.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:10 Read 2 Chron. 2:8 and 1 Kings 10:11.
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Or pillars: meaning, the garnishing, and trimming of the stairs or pillars.
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:12 That is, which the King gave her for recompense of the treasure which she brought.

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