And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Thyine-trees, very odoriferous. (Calmet)
Hebrew algumim: 3 Kings almugim, as the letters are frequently transposed in Hebrew. (Du Hamel)
Huet thinks these were citron-trees, which did not produce fruit, but were used to make costly tables, and were a species of cedar.
