9:11a The king made the algum wood into steps

The king used the juniper wood to build steps
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With this wood, the king had his men build stairs

9:11b for the house of the LORD

for the temple of Yahweh
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to go up to the house of Yahweh.

9:11c and for the king’s palace,

and for his own palace.
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They also built stairs to go up to the king’s house.

9:11d and into lyres and harps for the singers.

They also made harps and lyres for the musicians.
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They also used the wood to make stringed instruments for the people who made music.

9:11e Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)

Things like that had never been seen in Judah.
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Nobody have ever seen such things in the land of Judah before.

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