2 Chronicles 2:6-8
English Standard Version
6 (A)But who is able to build him a house, since (B)heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? 7 So now (C)send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, (D)whom David my father provided. 8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that (E)your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants,
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2 Chronicles 2:6-8
New International Version
6 But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him?(A) Who then am I(B) to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?
7 “Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers,(C) whom my father David provided.
8 “Send me also cedar, juniper and algum[a] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work with yours
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:8 Probably a variant of almug
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