2 Chronicles 9:10-11

9:10 (Huram’s ¹  servants, aided by Solomon’s servants, brought gold from Ophir, as well as ²  fine ³  timber and precious gems. 9:11 With the timber the king made steps ⁴  for the Lord’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments ⁵  for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that. ⁶ )

[9:10]  ¹ 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.

[9:10]  ² tn Heb “who brought gold from Ophir, brought.”

[9:10]  ³ tn Heb “algum.”

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “tracks.” The parallel text in 1 Kgs 10:12 has a different term whose meaning is uncertain: “supports,” perhaps “banisters” or “parapets.”

[9:11]  ⁵ tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned in the Hebrew text, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither”) and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[9:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “there was not seen like these formerly in the land of Judah.”