Verse 2

2 Chronicles 2:2

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2 Solomon sent a message to Hiram, king of Tyre, telling him,

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶל חוּרָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ צֹ֖ר לֵ/אמֹ֑ר כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ עִם דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔/י וַ/תִּֽשְׁלַֽח ל֣/וֹ אֲרָזִ֔ים לִ/בְנֽוֹת ל֥/וֹ בַ֖יִת לָ/שֶׁ֥בֶת בּֽ/וֹ

English Translation

And Solomon sent to Huram king of Tyre, saying, "As you did with David my father, and you sent him cedar trees to build a house to dwell in."

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Chapter 2 Context

1 He allocated 70,000 men as laborers, 80,000 as stone cutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as foremen. Focus ↗

2 Solomon sent a message to Hiram, king of Tyre, telling him,

3 “Please do as you did with my father David when you sent him cedar timber for him to build a palace... Focus ↗

4 This Temple I am about to build must be impressive, because our God (Elohim) is greater than all god... Focus ↗

5 But who can build a Temple for him to live in, for the heavens, even highest heaven, cannot contain... Focus ↗

6 So please send me a master craftsman who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron;... Focus ↗

7 Also send me cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your workers are skillfu... Focus ↗

8 I will pay your workers, the wood-cutters, 20,000 cors of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,0... Focus ↗

9 King Hiram of Tyre responded to Solomon by letter: “It's because the Lord loves his people that he h... Focus ↗

10 Hiram went on, “Praise the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He... Focus ↗

11 I'm sending you Hiram-Abi, a master craftsman who knows and understands what he's doing. Focus ↗

12 His mother is from the tribe of Dan and his father is from Tyre. He's an expert in working with gold... Focus ↗

13 Now my lord, please send to us his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he spoke about. Focus ↗

14 We will cut all timber you need from Lebanon and take it to you by sea in rafts to Joppa. From there... Focus ↗

15 Solomon had a census taken of all the foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father D... Focus ↗

16 He allocated 70,000 as laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as foremen. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 2 (16 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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