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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  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.

10 (The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon brought gold from Ophir;(A) they also brought algumwood[a] and precious stones. 11 The king used the algumwood to make steps for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah.)

12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:10 Probably a variant of almugwood