Verse 12
1 Kings 10:12
New Living Translation
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The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.)
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ הַ֠/מֶּלֶךְ אֶת עֲצֵ֨י הָ/אַלְמֻגִּ֜ים מִסְעָ֤ד לְ/בֵית יְהוָה֙ וּ/לְ/בֵ֣ית הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ וְ/כִנֹּר֥וֹת וּ/נְבָלִ֖ים לַ/שָּׁרִ֑ים לֹ֣א בָֽא כֵ֞ן עֲצֵ֤י אַלְמֻגִּים֙ וְ/לֹ֣א נִרְאָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
And the king made the almug trees for the house of the LORD and for the house of the king, and harps and lyres for the singers; such almug trees did not come, nor have they been seen to this day.
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10
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