2 Chronicles 9:10–11

9:10 (Huram’s24 servants, aided by Solomon’s servants, brought gold from Ophir, as well as25 fine26 timber and precious gems. 9:11 With the timber the king made steps27 for the Lord’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments28 for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that.29)

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24	tn Heb “Huram’s” (also in v. 21). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.
25	tn Heb “who brought gold from Ophir, brought.”
26	tn Heb “algum.”
27	tn Heb “tracks.” The parallel text in 1 Kgs 10:12 has a different term whose meaning is uncertain: “supports,” perhaps “banisters” or “parapets.”
28	tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).
29	tn Heb “there was not seen like these formerly in the land of Judah.”