Verse 12

And the king made of the almug wood pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, also harps and lyres for singers: no such almug wood came, nor was seen, until this day.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Av almuggitret lagde kongen reiler for Herrens hus og kongens palass, samt lyrer og harper for sangerne. Aldri før hadde man sett slike mengder almuggitre, og det har ikke blitt sett til denne dag.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og kongen lagde av almugtrærne søyler til Herrens hus og til kongens hus, samt harper og lyreske musikanter; slike almugtrær kom aldri mer, og har ikke blitt sett til denne dag.

• Norsk King James

  Kongen laget søyler av almugtrær for HERRENS hus og for sitt eget hus, og harper og psalterier for musikerne; det har ikke blitt laget så mange almugtrær, og de har ikke vært sett siden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen laget av det sandeltreet rekkverk til Herrens hus og kongens hus, og harper og lyrer til sangerne. Det kom ikke noe slikt sandeltre, og man har heller ikke sett det siden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kongen laget sandeltrærne til rekkverk i Herrens hus og kongens hus, samt harper og lyrer for sangerne. Aldri har slik sandeltre vært sett inntil i dag.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kongen laget av almugtrærne søyler for Herrens hus og for kongens hus, og laget harper og psalter for sangerne. Aldri før har det vært slike almugtrær, og de er ikke blitt sett til denne dag.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kongen lagde pilarer av almugtrær til Herrens hus og til sitt eget palass, og han lagde også harper og salmetrommer for sangerne; slike almugtrær hadde man aldri sett, og de er ikke blitt synlige til denne dag.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Kongen laget av almugtrærne søyler for Herrens hus og for kongens hus, og laget harper og psalter for sangerne. Aldri før har det vært slike almugtrær, og de er ikke blitt sett til denne dag.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kongen laget almugtplanker til støtte for Herrens hus og kongens hus, og lyre og harper for sangerne. Aldri før hadde man sett slikt almugtre, og aldri mer er det sett til denne dag.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The king used the almug wood to make supports for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Such fine almug wood has never been imported or seen since that day.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen brukte almugtrærne til å lage gelendere til Herrens hus og kongens hus, samt harper og lyrer for sangerne. Aldri var tilsvarende almugtrær sett eller brukt siden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Kongen lod gjøre de samme Hebentræer til Piller i Herrens Huus og i Kongens Huus, og Harper og Psaltere til Sangerne; der kom ikke saadanne Hebentræer og blev ikke ydermere seet indtil denne Dag.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kongen laget stolper til Herrens hus og til kongens palass av almug-tre, samt harper og lyrer for sangerne. Slik almug-tre fantes ikke før, og har aldri vært sett siden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongen laget av almugtrærne søyler til Herrens hus og til kongens hus, samt harper og lyrer for sangerne. Slike almugtrær har hverken kommet eller blitt sett til denne dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og kongen laget av almugtrærne staver for Herrens hus og for kongens hus, og harper og luter for sangerne; aldri før har det vært slike almugtrær, og ingen har sett slikt til denne dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kongen laget av almugtrærne søyler til Herrens hus og kongens hus, samt harper og lyrer for sangerne. Aldri tidligere har man sett slike almugtrær.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Av sandeltreet laget kongen søyler til Herrens hus og kongens palass, og instrumenter for musikere; aldri har slikt sandeltre blitt sett til denne dag.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And of that costly tymber the kynge caused to make pilers in the house of the LORDE, and in ye kinges house, and harpes and Psalteries for the Musicians. There came nomore soch costly tymber, nether was it sene vnto this daye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King made of ye Almuggim trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for ye Kings palace, and made harpes and psalteries for singers. There came no more such Almuggim trees, nor were any more seene vnto this day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king made of the Almuge trees pillers for the house of the Lorde and for the kinges palace, and made harpes and psalteries for singers: Ther came no more suche Almuge trees, nor were any more seene vnto this day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of Yahweh, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen `such' unto this day.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And from the sandal-wood the king made pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, and instruments of music for the makers of melody: never has such sandal-wood been seen to this day.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of Yahweh, and for the king's house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  With the timber the king made supports for the LORD’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.)

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 23:5 : 5 Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.
• 1 Chr 25:1-9 : 1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, psalteries, and cymbals: and the number of the workers according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the king's order. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt the horn. And God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the direction of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 The number of them, along with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight. 8 And they cast lots, division against division, from the small to the great, the teacher as well as the student. 9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, he, his brethren, and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The twenty-first to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The twenty-second to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The twenty-third to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The twenty-fourth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
• Ps 92:1-3 : 1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to your name, O Most High: 2 To proclaim your lovingkindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night, 3 On an instrument of ten strings, on the psaltery, and on the harp with a solemn sound.
• Ps 150:3-5 : 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the lute and harp. 4 Praise him with the tambourine and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes. 5 Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals.
• Rev 14:2-3 : 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of great thunder; and I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.