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[1] Now Solomon decided to build a house for Yahweh’s name, and a house for his kingdom. [2] Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. [3] Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me. [4] Behold,§ I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Yahweh our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. [5] “The house which I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. [6] But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him? [7] “Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. [8] “Send me also cedar trees, cypress trees, and algum trees out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. Behold, my servants will be with your servants, [9] even to prepare timber in abundance for me; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful. [10] Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand corsⓘ of beaten wheat, twenty thousand bathsⓘ of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” [11] Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.” [12] Huram continued, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for Yahweh and a house for his kingdom. [13] Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,§ [14] the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre. He is skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, in timber, in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device, that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father. [15] “Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants; [16] and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need. We will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; then you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.” [17] Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the census with which David his father had counted them; and they found one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred. [18] He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to assign the people their work.

Footnotes

  1. § 2:4 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
  2. ⓘ 2:10a 1 cor is the same as a homer, or about 55.9 U. S. gallons (liquid) or 211 liters or 6 bushels, so 20,000 cors of wheat would weigh about 545 metric tons
  3. ⓘ 2:10b 1 bath is one tenth of a cor, or about 5.6 U. S. gallons or 21 liters or 2.4 pecks. 20,000 baths of barley would weigh about 262 metric tons.
  4. § 2:13 or, Huram, my father
King James Version

Building the Temple

[1] And Solomon H8010 determined H559 to build H1129 an house H1004 for the name H8034 of the Lord, H3068 and an house H1004 for his kingdom. H4438 [2] And Solomon H8010 told out H5608 threescore and ten H7657 thousand H505 men H376 to bear burdens, H5449 and fourscore H8084 thousand H505 H376 to hew H2672 in the mountain, H2022 and three H7969 thousand H505 and six H8337 hundred H3967 to oversee H5329 them. [3] And Solomon H8010 sent H7971 to Huram H2361§ the king H4428 of Tyre, H6865 saying, H559 As thou didst deal H6213 with H5973 David H1732 my father, H1 and didst send H7971 him cedars H730 to build H1129 him an house H1004 to dwell H3427 therein, even so deal with me. [4] Behold, I build H1129 an house H1004 to the name H8034 of the Lord H3068 my God, H430 to dedicate H6942 it to him, and to burn H6999 before H6440 him sweet H5561 incense, H7004§ and for the continual H8548 shewbread, H4635 and for the burnt offerings H5930 morning H1242 and evening, H6153 on H5921 the sabbaths, H7676 and on the new moons, H2320 and on the solemn feasts H4150 of the Lord H3068 our God. H430 This is an ordinance for ever H5769 to Israel. H3478 [5] And the house H1004 which H834 I build H1129 is great: H1419 for H3588 great H1419 is our God H430 above all gods. H430 [6] But who is able H6113§ H3581 to build H1129 him an house, H1004 seeing the heaven H8064 and heaven H8064 of heavens H8064 cannot contain H3557 him? who am I then, that I should build H1129 him an house, H1004 save only H518 to burn sacrifice H6999 before H6440 him? [7] Send H7971 me now therefore a man H376 cunning H2450 to work H6213 in gold, H2091 and in silver, H3701 and in brass, H5178 and in iron, H1270 and in purple, H710 and crimson, H3758 and blue, H8504 and that can skill H3045 to grave H6605§ H6603 with H5973 the cunning men H2450 that are with me in Judah H3063 and in Jerusalem, H3389 whom H834 David H1732 my father H1 did provide. H3559 [8] Send H7971 me also cedar H730 trees, H6086 fir trees, H1265 and algum trees, H418 out of Lebanon: H3844 for H3588 I know H3045 that thy servants H5650 can skill H3045 to cut H3772 timber H6086 in Lebanon; H3844 and, behold, my servants H5650 shall be with thy servants, H5650 [9] even to prepare H3559 me timber H6086 in abundance: H7230 for H3588 the house H1004 which H834 I am about to build H1129 shall be wonderful H6381 great. H1419§ [10] And, behold, I will give H5414 to thy servants, H5650 the hewers H2404 that cut H3772 timber, H6086 twenty H6242 thousand H505 measures H3734 of beaten H4347 wheat, H2406 and twenty H6242 thousand H505 measures H3734 of barley, H8184 and twenty H6242 thousand H505 baths H1324 of wine, H3196 and twenty H6242 thousand H505 baths H1324 of oil. H8081 [11] Then Huram H2361 the king H4428 of Tyre H6865 answered H559 in writing, H3791 which he sent H7971 to Solomon, H8010 Because the Lord H3068 hath loved H160 H853 his people, H5971 he hath made H5414 thee king H4428 over them. [12] Huram H2361 said H559 moreover, Blessed H1288 be the Lord H3068 God H430 of Israel, H3478 that made H6213 H853 heaven H8064 and earth, H776 who H834 hath given H5414 to David H1732 the king H4428 a wise H2450 son, H1121 endued H3045 with prudence H7922 and understanding, H998 that might build H1129 an house H1004 for the Lord, H3068 and an house H1004 for his kingdom. H4438 [13] And now I have sent H7971 a cunning H2450 man, H376 endued H3045 with understanding, H998 of Huram H2361 my father’s, H1 [14] the son H1121 of a woman H802 of the daughters H1323 of Dan, H1835 and his father H1 was a man H376 of Tyre, H6876 skilful H3045 to work H6213 in gold, H2091 and in silver, H3701 in brass, H5178 in iron, H1270 in stone, H68 and in timber, H6086 in purple, H713 in blue, H8504 and in fine linen, H948 and in crimson; H3758 also to grave H6605 any manner of graving, H6603 and to find out H2803 every H3605 device H4284 which H834 shall be put H5414 to him, with thy cunning men, H2450 and with the cunning men H2450 of my lord H113 David H1732 thy father. H1 [15] Now H6258 therefore the wheat, H2406 and the barley, H8184 the oil, H8081 and the wine, H3196 which H834 my lord H113 hath spoken H559 of, let him send H7971 unto his servants: H5650 [16] and we will cut H3772 wood H6086 out of H4480 Lebanon, H3844 as much as thou shalt need: H6878§ and we will bring H935 it to thee in floats H7513 by sea H3220 to Joppa; H3305§ and thou shalt carry it up H5927 to Jerusalem. H3389

Foreign Labour

[17] And Solomon H8010 numbered H5608 all H3605 the strangers H582§ H1616 that were in the land H776 of Israel, H3478 after H310 the numbering H5610 wherewith David H1732 his father H1 had numbered H5608 them; and they were found H4672 an hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 thousand H505 and three H7969 thousand H505 and six H8337 hundred. H3967 [18] And he set H6213 threescore and ten H7657 thousand H505 of them to be bearers of burdens, H5449 and fourscore H8084 thousand H505 to be hewers H2672 in the mountain, H2022 and three H7969 thousand H505 and six H8337 hundred H3967 overseers H5329 to set H5647 H853 the people H5971 a work. H5647

Footnotes

  1. § 2:3 Or, Hiram
  2. § 2:4 Heb. incense of spices
  3. § 2:6 Heb. hath retained, or obtained strength
  4. § 2:7 Heb. to grave gravings
  5. § 2:9 Heb. great and wonderful
  6. § 2:16a Heb. according to all thy need
  7. § 2:16b Heb. Japho
  8. § 2:17 Heb. the men the strangers
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαλωμων τοῦ G3588 οἰκοδομῆσαι G3618 οἶκον G3624 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 οἶκον G3624 τῇ G3588 βασιλείᾳ G932 αὐτοῦ. G846 [2] ‡Καὶ G2532 συνήγαγεν G4863 Σαλωμων ἑβδομήκοντα G1440 χιλιάδας G5505 ἀνδρῶν G435 καὶ G2532 ὀγδοήκοντα G3589 χιλιάδας G5505 λατόμων ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὄρει, G3735 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐπιστάται G1988 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῶν G846 τρισχίλιοι G5153 ἑξακόσιοι. G1812 — [3] ‡καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 Σαλωμων πρὸς G4314 Χιραμ βασιλέα G935 Τύρου G5184 λέγων G3004 Ὡς G5613 ἐποίησας G4160 μετὰ G3326 τοῦ G3588 πατρός G3962 μου G3450 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλας G649 αὐτῷ G846 κέδρους τοῦ G3588 οἰκοδομῆσαι G3618 ἑαυτῷ G1438 οἶκον G3624 κατοικῆσαι G2730 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ, G846 [4] ‡καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 ὁ G3588 υἱὸς G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 οἰκοδομῶ G3618 οἶκον G3624 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 κυρίου G2962 θεοῦ G2316 μου G3450 ἁγιάσαι G37 αὐτὸν G846 αὐτῷ G846 τοῦ G3588 θυμιᾶν G2370 ἀπέναντι G561 αὐτοῦ G846 θυμίαμα G2368 καὶ G2532 πρόθεσιν G4286 διὰ G1223 παντὸς G3956 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 ἀναφέρειν G399 ὁλοκαυτώματα G3646 διὰ G1223 παντὸς G3956 τὸ G3588 πρωῒ G4404 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 δείλης καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 σαββάτοις G4521 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 νουμηνίαις G3561 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἑορταῖς G1859 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 θεοῦ G2316 ἡμῶν, G2257 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 τοῦτο G5124 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 Ισραηλ. G2474 [5] ‡Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 οἶκος, G3624 ὃν G3739 ἐγὼ G1473 οἰκοδομῶ, G3618 μέγας, G3173 ὅτι G3754 μέγας G3173 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 παρὰ G3844 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 θεούς. G2316 [6] ‡Καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 ἰσχύσει G2480 οἰκοδομῆσαι G3618 αὐτῷ G846 οἶκον; G3624 Ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 οὐρανὸς G3772 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 οὐρανὸς G3772 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 οὐ G3756 φέρουσιν G5342 αὐτοῦ G846 τὴν G3588 δόξαν. G1391 Καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 ἐγὼ G1473 οἰκοδομῶν G3618 αὐτῷ G846 οἶκον; G3624 Ὅτι G3754 ἀλλ’ G235 ἢ G2228 τοῦ G3588 θυμιᾶν G2370 κατέναντι G2713 αὐτοῦ. G846 [7] ‡Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἀπόστειλόν G649 μοι G3427 ἄνδρα G435 σοφὸν G4680 καὶ G2532 εἰδότα τοῦ G3588 ποιῆσαι G4160 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 χρυσίῳ G5553 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἀργυρίῳ G694 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 χαλκῷ G5475 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 σιδήρῳ G4604 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πορφύρᾳ G4209 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κοκκίνῳ G2847 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὑακίνθῳ G5192 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστάμενον G1987 γλύψαι γλυφὴν μετὰ G3326 τῶν G3588 σοφῶν G4680 τῶν G3588 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ G1699 ἐν G1722 Ιουδα καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ, G2419 ὧν G3739 ἡτοίμασεν G2090 Δαυιδ G1138 ὁ G3588 πατήρ G3962 μου. G3450 [8] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἀπόστειλόν G649 μοι G3427 ξύλα G3586 κέδρινα καὶ G2532 ἀρκεύθινα καὶ G2532 πεύκινα ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Λιβάνου, ὅτι G3754 ἐγὼ G1473 οἶδα G1492 ὡς G5613 οἱ G3588 δοῦλοί G1401 σου G4675 οἴδασιν G1492 κόπτειν G2875 ξύλα G3586 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Λιβάνου· καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 οἱ G3588 παῖδές G3816 σου G4675 μετὰ G3326 τῶν G3588 παίδων G3816 μου G3450 [9] ‡πορεύσονται G4198 ἑτοιμάσαι G2090 μοι G3427 ξύλα G3586 εἰς G1519 πλῆθος, G4128 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 οἶκος, G3624 ὃν G3739 ἐγὼ G1473 οἰκοδομῶ, G3618 μέγας G3173 καὶ G2532 ἔνδοξος. G1741 [10] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 τοῖς G3588 ἐργαζομένοις G2038 τοῖς G3588 κόπτουσιν G2875 ξύλα G3586 εἰς G1519 βρώματα G1033 δέδωκα G1325 σῖτον G4621 εἰς G1519 δόματα G1390 τοῖς G3588 παισίν G3816 σου G4675 κόρων G2884 εἴκοσι G1501 χιλιάδας G5505 καὶ G2532 κριθῶν G2915 κόρων G2884 εἴκοσι G1501 χιλιάδας G5505 καὶ G2532 οἴνου G3631 μέτρων G3358 εἴκοσι G1501 χιλιάδας G5505 καὶ G2532 ἐλαίου G1637 μέτρων G3358 εἴκοσι G1501 χιλιάδας. G5505 — [11] ‡καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Χιραμ βασιλεὺς G935 Τύρου G5184 ἐν G1722 γραφῇ G1124 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 πρὸς G4314 Σαλωμων Ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἀγαπῆσαι G25 κύριον G2962 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔδωκέν G1325 σε G4571 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοὺς G846 εἰς G1519 βασιλέα. G935 [12] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Χιραμ Εὐλογητὸς G2128 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 Ισραηλ, G2474 ὃς G3739 ἐποίησεν G4160 τὸν G3588 οὐρανὸν G3772 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 γῆν, G1093 ὃς G3739 ἔδωκεν G1325 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 υἱὸν G5207 σοφὸν G4680 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστάμενον G1987 σύνεσιν G4907 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστήμην, ὃς G3739 οἰκοδομήσει G3618 οἶκον G3624 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 καὶ G2532 οἶκον G3624 τῇ G3588 βασιλείᾳ G932 αὐτοῦ. G846 [13] ‡Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἀπέσταλκά G649 σοι G4671 ἄνδρα G435 σοφὸν G4680 καὶ G2532 εἰδότα σύνεσιν G4907 τὸν G3588 Χιραμ τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 μου G3450 [14] ‡[ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπὸ G575 θυγατέρων G2364 Δαν, καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀνὴρ G435 Τύριος] G5183 εἰδότα ποιῆσαι G4160 ἐν G1722 χρυσίῳ G5553 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ἀργυρίῳ G694 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 χαλκῷ G5475 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 σιδήρῳ, G4604 ἐν G1722 λίθοις G3037 καὶ G2532 ξύλοις G3586 καὶ G2532 ὑφαίνειν ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πορφύρᾳ G4209 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὑακίνθῳ G5192 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 βύσσῳ G1040 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κοκκίνῳ G2847 καὶ G2532 γλύψαι γλυφὰς καὶ G2532 διανοεῖσθαι πᾶσαν G3956 διανόησιν, ὅσα G3745 ἂν G302 δῷς G1325 αὐτῷ, G846 μετὰ G3326 τῶν G3588 σοφῶν G4680 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 σοφῶν G4680 Δαυιδ G1138 κυρίου G2962 μου G3450 πατρός G3962 σου. G4675 [15] ‡Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 τὸν G3588 σῖτον G4621 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 κριθὴν G2915 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἔλαιον G1637 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 οἶνον, G3631 ἃ G3739 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 κύριός G2962 μου, G3450 ἀποστειλάτω G649 τοῖς G3588 παισὶν G3816 αὐτοῦ. G846 [16] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 κόψομεν G2875 ξύλα G3586 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Λιβάνου κατὰ G2596 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 χρείαν G5532 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἄξομεν G71 αὐτὰ G846 σχεδίαις ἐπὶ G1909 θάλασσαν G2281 Ιόππης, G2445 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 ἄξεις G71 αὐτὰ G846 εἰς G1519 Ιερουσαλημ. G2419 — [17] ‡καὶ G2532 συνήγαγεν G4863 Σαλωμων πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 ἄνδρας G435 τοὺς G3588 προσηλύτους G4339 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Ισραηλ G2474 μετὰ G3326 τὸν G3588 ἀριθμόν, G706 ὃν G3739 ἠρίθμησεν G705 αὐτοὺς G846 Δαυιδ G1138 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 εὑρέθησαν G2147 ἑκατὸν G1540 πεντήκοντα G4004 χιλιάδες G5505 καὶ G2532 τρισχίλιοι G5153 ἑξακόσιοι. G1812 [18] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐποίησεν G4160 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 ἑβδομήκοντα G1440 χιλιάδας G5505 νωτοφόρων καὶ G2532 ὀγδοήκοντα G3589 χιλιάδας G5505 λατόμων καὶ G2532 τρισχιλίους G5153 ἑξακοσίους G1812 ἐργοδιώκτας ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 λαόν. G2992
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 2:1 Originally verse 1:18.
  2. ‡ 2:2 Originally verse 2:1.
  3. ‡ 2:3 Originally verse 2:2.
  4. ‡ 2:4 Originally verse 2:3.
  5. ‡ 2:5 Originally verse 2:4.
  6. ‡ 2:6 Originally verse 2:5.
  7. ‡ 2:7 Originally verse 2:6.
  8. ‡ 2:8 Originally verse 2:7.
  9. ‡ 2:9 Originally verse 2:8.
  10. ‡ 2:10 Originally verse 2:9.
  11. ‡ 2:11 Originally verse 2:10.
  12. ‡ 2:12 Originally verse 2:11.
  13. ‡ 2:13 Originally verse 2:12.
  14. ‡ 2:14 Originally verse 2:13.
  15. ‡ 2:15 Originally verse 2:14.
  16. ‡ 2:16 Originally verse 2:15.
  17. ‡ 2:17 Originally verse 2:16.
  18. ‡ 2:18 Originally verse 2:17.