2 Chronicles 2
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Solomon's message to Huram about the temple, His treaty with Huram
Verse 1
WEB Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.
KJV And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
TSK determined: 1ki 5:5; for the name: de 12:5,11, de 28:58, 1ki 8:18,20, 1ch 22:10, mt 6:9,10; an house: 1ki 7:1, 1ki 9:1
Verse 2
WEB Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
KJV 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.
TSK told out threescore: 2ch 2:18, 1ki 5:15,16
Verse 3
WEB 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.
KJV 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.
Verse 4
WEB Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Yahweh our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
KJV 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 showbread, 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.
TSK build: 2ch 2:1, 1ki 8:18; to dedicate: 1ki 8:63; to burn: ex 30:7; the continual: ex 25:30, le 24:5-9; the burnt: ex 29:38-42, nu 28:3,4,9-11; the solemn feasts: le 23:1-17, nu 28:1-29
Verse 6
WEB 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?
KJV 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?
TSK But who: 2ch 6:18, 1ki 8:27, isa 66:1, ac 7:48,49; who am I then: 2ch 1:10, ex 3:11, 2sa 7:18, 1ch 29:14, 2co 2:16, eph 3:8; save only: de 12:5,6,11,14,26
Verse 7
WEB “Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and 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.
KJV 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.
TSK cunning: ex 31:3-5, 1ki 7:14, isa 28:26,29, isa 60:10; whom David: 1ch 22:15,16
Verse 8
WEB “Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,
KJV 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,
Verse 10
WEB Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who 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.”
KJV 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.
TSK I will give: 1ki 5:11, lu 10:7, ro 13:7,8; baths of wine: 1ki 7:26,38, ezr 7:22
Verse 11
WEB 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.”
KJV 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.
Verse 12
WEB Huram continued, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.
KJV 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.
TSK Huram: 1ki 5:7, 1ch 29:20, ps 72:18,19, lu 1:68, 1pe 1:3; that made heaven: ge 1:1-2, ps 33:6, ps 102:5, ps 124:8, ps 136:5,6, ps 146:5,6, jer 10:10, ac 4:24, ac 14:15, col 1:16,17, re 4:11, re 10:6; endued, etc: 2ch 1:10-12
Verse 13
WEB Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, of Huram my father’s,
KJV And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
TSK of Huram: 2ch 4:16
Verse 14
WEB the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful 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 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.
KJV 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.
TSK The son: 1ki 7:13,14; skilful: 2ch 2:7, ex 31:3,4
Verse 16
WEB and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.”
KJV 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.
TSK we will cut: 1ki 5:8,9; as much as thou shalt need: jos 19:46, ezr 3:7, joh 1:3, ac 9:36, ac 10:32
Verse 17
WEB Solomon numbered all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred.
KJV 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.
TSK numbered: 2ch 2:2, 2ch 8:7,8, 1ki 5:13-16, 1ki 9:20,21; after the numbering: 1ch 22:2
Verse 18
WEB He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to set the people at work.
KJV 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.
TSK No cross references.