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1 Kings 10:12

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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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  1. 1 Chronicles 23:5Rank 1 from verse 12
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    5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

  2. 1 Chronicles 25:1–31Rank 2 from verse 12
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    1MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

    2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

    3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

    4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

    5All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

    6All these were under the hands 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.

    7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

    8¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

    9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

    10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

    31The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

  3. Psalms 150:3–5Rank 3 from verse 12
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    3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

    4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

    5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

  4. Psalms 92:1–3Rank 4 from verse 12
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    1IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

    2To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

    3Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

  5. Revelation 14:2–3Rank 5 from verse 12
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    2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

    3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

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1 Kings 10:12

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

12And 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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13And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

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