2 Chronicles 9:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon uses the algum wood for stairways in the temple and palace and for instruments for the singers, unequalled in Judah.
What Does 2 Chronicles 9:11 Mean?
The costly algum wood is put to use: stairways for the house of the LORD and the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for the singers. The chronicler observes that nothing like them had been seen before in Judah.
Notice where the rarest material first goes: to the house of the LORD and to the making of music for praise. The finest things are fitted for worship. When God's people give their best to honor Him, the result is beauty that lifts the heart toward heaven in song.
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What does 2 Chronicles 9:11 mean?
Solomon uses the algum wood for stairways in the temple and palace and for instruments for the singers, unequalled in Judah.