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2 Chronicles 2 (WEBP)

[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 me timber in abundance; 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.

2 Chronicles 2:4 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
2 Chronicles 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
2 Chronicles 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.
2 Chronicles 2:13 or, Huram, my father

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 2 (KJVS)

[1] And Solomon determined () to build () an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
[2] And Solomon told out () threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew () in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee () them.
[3] And Solomon sent () to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, () As thou didst deal () with David my father, and didst send () him cedars to build () him an house to dwell () therein, even so deal with me.
[4] Behold, I build () an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate () it to him, and to burn () before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
[5] And the house which I build () is great: for great is our God above all gods.
[6] But who is able () to build () him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain () him? who am I then, that I should build () him an house, save only to burn sacrifice () before him?
[7] Send () me now therefore a man cunning to work () in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill () to grave () with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. ()
[8] Send () me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know () that thy servants can skill () to cut () timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
[9] even to prepare () me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build () shall be wonderful () great.
[10] And, behold, I will give () to thy servants, the hewers () that cut () timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and 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 the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made () thee king over them.
[12] Huram said () moreover, Blessed () be the Lord God of Israel, that made () heaven and earth, who hath given () to David the king a wise son, endued () with prudence and understanding, that might build () an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
[13] And now I have sent () a cunning man, endued () with understanding, of Huram my father’s,
[14] the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful () to work () in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave () any manner of graving, and to find out () every device which shall be put () to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
[15] Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken () of, let him send () unto his servants:
[16] and we will cut () wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring () it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up () to Jerusalem.
[17] And Solomon numbered () all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered () them; and they were found () an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
[18] And he set () threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers () in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers () to set the people a work. ()

2 Chronicles 2:3 Or, Hiram
2 Chronicles 2:4 Heb. incense of spices
2 Chronicles 2:6 Heb. hath retained, or obtained strength
2 Chronicles 2:7 Heb. to grave gravings
2 Chronicles 2:9 Heb. great and wonderful
2 Chronicles 2:16a Heb. according to all thy need
2 Chronicles 2:16b Heb. Japho
2 Chronicles 2:17 Heb. the men the strangers

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 2 (BYZ)

[1] [1:18] και ειπεν σαλωμων του οικοδομησαι οικον τω ονοματι κυριου και οικον τη βασιλεια αυτου
[2] [2:1] και συνηγαγεν σαλωμων εβδομηκοντα χιλιαδας ανδρων και ογδοηκοντα χιλιαδας λατομων εν τω ορει και οι επισταται επ αυτων τρισχιλιοι εξακοσιοι
[3] [2:2] και απεστειλεν σαλωμων προς χιραμ βασιλεα τυρου λεγων ως εποιησας μετα του πατρος μου δαυιδ και απεστειλας αυτω κεδρους του οικοδομησαι εαυτω οικον κατοικησαι εν αυτω
[4] [2:3] και ιδου εγω ο υιος αυτου οικοδομω οικον τω ονοματι κυριου θεου μου αγιασαι αυτον αυτω του θυμιαν απεναντι αυτου θυμιαμα και προθεσιν δια παντος και του αναφερειν ολοκαυτωματα δια παντος το πρωι και το δειλης και εν τοις σαββατοις και εν ταις νουμηνιαις και εν ταις εορταις του κυριου θεου ημων εις τον αιωνα τουτο επι τον ισραηλ
[5] [2:4] και ο οικος ον εγω οικοδομω μεγας οτι μεγας ο θεος ημων παρα παντας τους θεους
[6] [2:5] και τις ισχυσει οικοδομησαι αυτω οικον οτι ο ουρανος και ο ουρανος του ουρανου ου φερουσιν αυτου την δοξαν και τις εγω οικοδομων αυτω οικον οτι αλλ η του θυμιαν κατεναντι αυτου
[7] [2:6] και νυν αποστειλον μοι ανδρα σοφον και ειδοτα του ποιησαι εν τω χρυσιω και εν τω αργυριω και εν τω χαλκω και εν τω σιδηρω και εν τη πορφυρα και εν τω κοκκινω και εν τη υακινθω και επισταμενον γλυψαι γλυφην μετα των σοφων των μετ εμου εν ιουδα και εν ιερουσαλημ ων ητοιμασεν δαυιδ ο πατηρ μου
[8] [2:7] και αποστειλον μοι ξυλα κεδρινα και αρκευθινα και πευκινα εκ του λιβανου οτι εγω οιδα ως οι δουλοι σου οιδασιν κοπτειν ξυλα εκ του λιβανου και ιδου οι παιδες σου μετα των παιδων μου
[9] [2:8] πορευσονται ετοιμασαι μοι ξυλα εις πληθος οτι ο οικος ον εγω οικοδομω μεγας και ενδοξος
[10] [2:9] και ιδου τοις εργαζομενοις τοις κοπτουσιν ξυλα εις βρωματα δεδωκα σιτον εις δοματα τοις παισιν σου κορων εικοσι χιλιαδας και κριθων κορων εικοσι χιλιαδας και οινου μετρων εικοσι χιλιαδας και ελαιου μετρων εικοσι χιλιαδας
[11] [2:10] και ειπεν χιραμ βασιλευς τυρου εν γραφη και απεστειλεν προς σαλωμων εν τω αγαπησαι κυριον τον λαον αυτου εδωκεν σε επ αυτους εις βασιλεα
[12] [2:11] και ειπεν χιραμ ευλογητος κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ος εποιησεν τον ουρανον και την γην ος εδωκεν τω δαυιδ τω βασιλει υιον σοφον και επισταμενον συνεσιν και επιστημην ος οικοδομησει οικον τω κυριω και οικον τη βασιλεια αυτου
[13] [2:12] και νυν απεσταλκα σοι ανδρα σοφον και ειδοτα συνεσιν τον χιραμ τον πατερα μου
[14] [2:13] η μητηρ αυτου απο θυγατερων δαν και ο πατηρ αυτου ανηρ τυριος ειδοτα ποιησαι εν χρυσιω και εν αργυριω και εν χαλκω και εν σιδηρω εν λιθοις και ξυλοις και υφαινειν εν τη πορφυρα και εν τη υακινθω και εν τη βυσσω και εν τω κοκκινω και γλυψαι γλυφας και διανοεισθαι πασαν διανοησιν οσα αν δως αυτω μετα των σοφων σου και σοφων δαυιδ κυριου μου πατρος σου
[15] [2:14] και νυν τον σιτον και την κριθην και το ελαιον και τον οινον α ειπεν ο κυριος μου αποστειλατω τοις παισιν αυτου
[16] [2:15] και ημεις κοψομεν ξυλα εκ του λιβανου κατα πασαν την χρειαν σου και αξομεν αυτα σχεδιαις επι θαλασσαν ιοππης και συ αξεις αυτα εις ιερουσαλημ
[17] [2:16] και συνηγαγεν σαλωμων παντας τους ανδρας τους προσηλυτους εν γη ισραηλ μετα τον αριθμον ον ηριθμησεν αυτους δαυιδ ο πατηρ αυτου και ευρεθησαν εκατον πεντηκοντα χιλιαδες και τρισχιλιοι εξακοσιοι
[18] [2:17] και εποιησεν εξ αυτων εβδομηκοντα χιλιαδας νωτοφορων και ογδοηκοντα χιλιαδας λατομων και τρισχιλιους εξακοσιους εργοδιωκτας επι τον λαον