Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The king made the almug wood into steps for the Lord’s temple and the king’s palace and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood come, and the like has not been seen again even to this very day.
New American Standard Bible
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.
International Standard Version
The king used the algum wood to have supports made for the LORD's Temple and for the royal palace, as well as lyres and harps for the choir, and nothing like that wood has ever come again or even been seen since right to this day.
A Conservative Version
And the king made pillars of the almug trees for the house of LORD, and for the king's house, also harps and psalteries for the singers. There have come no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.
American Standard Version
And the king made of the almug-trees pillars for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor were seen, unto this day.
Amplified
From the almug wood (sandalwood) the king made pillars for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, and also lyres and harps for the singers. Such almug wood did not come in [to Israel] again, nor has it been seen to this day.
Bible in Basic English
And from the sandal-wood the king made pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, and instruments of music for the makers of melody: never has such sandal-wood been seen to this day.
Darby Translation
And the king made of the sandal-wood a balustrade for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. There came no such sandal-wood, nor was there seen to this day.)
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will make of the almug trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, harps and lyres for songs; there came not such woods of almugs, and were not seen even to this day.
King James 2000
And the king made of the almug wood pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug wood, nor was seen such unto this day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The king made a raised structure for the house of Yahweh and for the house of the king out of the almug wood, as well as lyres and harps for the singers. [This much] almug wood has not come nor been seen [again] up to this day.
Modern King James verseion
And the king made of the almug trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And king Solomon made of the almug trees pillars in the house of the LORD in the king's palace, and made harps and psalteries for singers. There came no more almug trees so, nor was any more seen unto this day.
NET Bible
With the timber the king made supports for the Lord's temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.)
New Heart English Bible
The king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.
The Emphasized Bible
So the king made of the sandal-wood a footpath to the house of Yahweh, and to the house of the king, lyres also and harps, for the singers, - there hath neither come in such sandal-wood, nor been seen, unto this day.
Webster
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 have they been seen to this day.
World English Bible
The king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of Yahweh, and for the king's house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen such unto this day.
Themes
Algum » Also called almug, trees of ophir and lebanon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Music » Instruments of » Made by solomon
Music » Instruments of » Made of almug wood
Queen » Of sheba, visits solomon
Solomon » The splendor of his court
Solomon » Musicians and musical instruments of his court
Solomon » Is visited by the queen of sheba
Interlinear
`ets
עץ
`ets
tree, wood, timber, stick, gallows, staff, stock, carpenter , branches, helve, planks, stalks
Usage: 329
Bayith
Bayith
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 10:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Visit Of The Queen Of Sheba
11
In addition, Hiram’s fleet that carried gold from Ophir brought from Ophir a large quantity of almug
Cross References
1 Chronicles 23:5
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.”
1 Chronicles 25:1-31
David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman,
Psalm 92:1-3
A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.
to sing praise to Your name, Most High,
Psalm 150:3-5
praise Him with harp and lyre.
Revelation 14:2-3
I heard a sound