1 Kings 10:12 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon crafts the rare almug wood into temple supports and into harps and lyres for the singers.
What Does 1 Kings 10:12 Mean?
Solomon puts the precious almug wood to its finest use. From it he fashions supports for the house of the LORD and for his own palace, and instruments, harps and lyres, for the temple singers. The narrator marvels that such wood was never seen again. The rarest material is devoted first to God's house and to His praise.
It is fitting that the best of what came from afar became the means of worship and song. Wealth finds its truest purpose when it is turned into praise. The harps made for the singers remind us that the goal of every blessing is a heart and a house filled with music offered up to God.
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What does 1 Kings 10:12 mean?
Solomon crafts the rare almug wood into temple supports and into harps and lyres for the singers.