1 Kings 10:11–12

10:11 (Hiram’s fleet, which carried gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a very large quantity of fine timber and precious gems. 10:12 With the timber the king made supports21 for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments22 for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.23)

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21	tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”
22	tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).
23	tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”