1 Kings 10:12
10 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Av sandeltreet lot kongen gjøre rekkverk til Herrens hus og til kongens hus og citarer og harper for sangerne; aldri er det siden kommet eller blitt sett så meget sandeltre i landet.
- OTB
- Kongen laget av almug-treet støtter til Herrens hus og til kongens hus, lyrer også og harper for sangerne; slikt almug-tre har ikke kommet inn igjen eller blitt sett til denne dag.
- B1930
- Av sandeltreet lot kongen gjøre rekkverk til Herrens hus og til kongens hus og citarer og harper for sangerne; aldri er det siden kommet eller blitt sett så meget sandeltre i landet.
- BSB
- The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The king made of the almug trees pillars for the LORD’s house and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen to this day.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.)
- BLB
- And the king made the steps of almug wood for the house of YHWH, and for the house of the king, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There never came again such almug wood, nor has been seen to this day.)
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1 Chronicles 23:5
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
Les i sammenheng1 Chronicles 25:1–31
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
Les i sammenhengPsalms 150:3–5
Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
Les i sammenhengRevelation 14:2–3
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 92:1–3
It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
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