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2 Chronicles 2
New International Version
2 Chronicles 2
New International Version
Preparations for Building the Temple(A)
2 [a]Solomon gave orders to build a temple(B) for the Name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself.(C) 2 He conscripted 70,000 men as carriers and 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 as foremen over them.(D)
3 Solomon sent this message to Hiram[b](E) king of Tyre:
“Send me cedar logs(F) as you did for my father David when you sent him cedar to build a palace to live in. 4 Now I am about to build a temple(G) for the Name of the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense(H) before him, for setting out the consecrated bread(I) regularly, and for making burnt offerings(J) every morning and evening and on the Sabbaths,(K) at the New Moons(L) and at the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is a lasting ordinance for Israel.
5 “The temple I am going to build will be great,(M) because our God is greater than all other gods.(N) 6 But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him?(O) Who then am I(P) 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,(Q) whom my father David provided.
8 “Send me also cedar, juniper and algum[c] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work with yours 9 to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent. 10 I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors[d] of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors[e] of barley, twenty thousand baths[f] of wine and twenty thousand baths of olive oil.(R)”
11 Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon:
“Because the Lord loves(S) his people, he has made you their king.”
12 And Hiram added:
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth!(T) He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself.
13 “I am sending you Huram-Abi,(U) a man of great skill, 14 whose mother was from Dan(V) and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained(W) to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue(X) and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father.
15 “Now let my lord send his servants the wheat and barley and the olive oil(Y) and wine he promised, 16 and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need and will float them as rafts by sea down to Joppa.(Z) You can then take them up to Jerusalem.”
17 Solomon took a census of all the foreigners(AA) residing in Israel, after the census(AB) his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600. 18 He assigned(AC) 70,000 of them to be carriers and 80,000 to be stonecutters in the hills, with 3,600 foremen over them to keep the people working.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:18, and 2:2-18 is numbered 2:1-17.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verses 11 and 12
- 2 Chronicles 2:8 Probably a variant of almug
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,200 metric tons of wheat
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, probably about 3,000 tons or about 2,700 metric tons of barley
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
2 i Kronikave 2
Albanian Bible
2 i Kronikave 2
Albanian Bible
2 Pastaj Salomoni vendosi të ndërtojë një tempull në emër të Zotit dhe një pallat për vete.
2 Salomoni rekrutoi shtatëdhjetë mijë burra që të mbartnin pesha, tetëdhjetë mijë të nxirrnin gurë në malet dhe tre mijë e gjashtëqind veta për t’i mbikqyrur.
3 Pastaj Salomoni i çoi fjalë Hiramit, mbretit të Tiros: "Ashtu si ke bërë me Davidin, atin tim, të cilit i dërgove kedra për të ndërtuar një shtëpi në të cilën të banonte, bëj të njëjtën gjë me mua.
4 Ja unë jam duke ndërtuar një tempull në emër të Zotit, Perëndisë tim, për t’ia kushtuar atij, për të djegur para tij temjan erëmirë, për të ekspozuar vazhdimisht bukët e paraqitjes dhe për të ofruar olokauste në mëngjes dhe në mbrëmje, të shtunave, kur të ketë hënë të re dhë në festat e caktuara nga Zoti, Perëndia ynë. Ky është një ligj i përjetshëm për Izraelin.
5 Tempulli që unë do të ndërtoj do të jetë i madh, sepse Perëndia ynë është më i madh se tërë perënditë e tjera.
6 Po kush do të jetë në gjendje t’i ndërtojë një tempull me qenë se qiejtë dhe qiejtë e qiejve nuk janë në gjendje ta nxenë? E kush jam unë që t’i ndërtoj një tempull, qoftë edhe vetëm për të djegur temjan para tij?
7 Prandaj dërgomë tani një njeri të shkathët që di të punojë arin, argjendin, bronzin, hekurin, purpurin, të kuqen flakë, ngjyrë vjollcën dhe që të dijë të bëjë çdo lloj prerjesh, duke punuar bashkë me specialistët që janë pranë meje në Judë dhe në Jeruzalem, dhe që ati im David ka përgatitur.
8 Dërgomë edhe nga Libani dru kedri, qiparisi dhe santali, sepse e di që shërbëtorët e tu janë të aftë të presin drurin e Libanit; dhe ja, shërbëtorët e mi do të punojnë bashkë me shërbëtorët e tu,
9 për të më pregatitur lëndë druri me shumicë, sepse tempulli që do të ndërtoj do të jetë i madh dhe i mrekullueshëm.
10 Dhe shërbëtorëve të tu që do të rrëzojnë dhe do të presin drurët unë do t’u jap njëzet mijë kore gruri, njëzet mijë kore elbi, njëzet mijë bate verë dhe njëzet mijë bate vaji".
11 Dhe Hirami, mbret i Tiros, u përgjigj me një shkrim, që i dërgoi Salomonit: "Me qenë se Zoti e do popullin e tij, të ka caktuar mbret mbi të".
12 Hirami thoshte gjithashtu: "I bekuar qoftë Zoti, Perëndia i Izraelit, që ka bërë qiejtë dhe tokën, sepse i ka dhënë mbretit David një bir të urtë, shumë të zgjuar dhe të aftë, që do të ndërtojë një tempull për Zotin dhe një pallat mbretëror për vete!
13 Unë po të dërgoj një njeri të shkathët dhe të ditur të atit tim Hiram, që është
14 bir i një gruaje nga bijat e Danit, ndërsa i ati ishte një njeri nga Tiro. Ai di të punojë arin, bronzin, hekurin, gurin, drurin, purpurin dhe ngjyrë vjollcën, të kuqe flakë, pëlhurën e hollë dhe di të bëjë çdo prerje dhe çdo lloj vizatimi që i besohet. Ai do të punojë me specialistët e tu dhe me specialistët e zotit tim David, atit tënd.
15 Tani, pra, imzot le t’u dërgojë shërbëtorëve të tij grurin, elbin, vajin dhe verën, që u ka premtuar;
16 dhe ne do të presim tërë drurët e Libanit për të cilat ke nevojë; do t’i sjellim me trap nëpër det deri në Jafo dhe ti do t’i mbartësh në Jeruzalem".
17 Salomoni regjistrioi tërë të huajt që ndodheshin në vendin e Izraelit, mbas regjistrimit që kishte bërë Davidi, i ati; ata ishin njëqind e pesëdhjetë e tre mijë e gjashtëqind veta,
18 dhe mori shtatëdhjetë mijë prej tyre për të mbartur pesha, tetëdhjetë mijë për të prerë gurë në mal dhe tre mijë e gjashtëqind mbikqyrës që ta bënin popullin të punonte.
2 Chronicles 2
New International Reader's Version
2 Chronicles 2
New International Reader's Version
Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple
2 Solomon gave orders to build a temple. That’s where the Lord would put his Name. Solomon also gave orders to build a royal palace for himself. 2 He chose 70,000 men to carry things. He chose 80,000 to cut stones in the hills. He put 3,600 men in charge of them.
3 Solomon sent a message to Hiram. Hiram was king of Tyre. Solomon said,
“Send me cedar logs, just as you did for my father David. You sent him cedar to build a palace to live in. 4 Now I’m about to build a temple. The Name of the Lord my God will be there. I’ll set the temple apart for him. Sweet-smelling incense will be burned in front of him there. The holy bread will be set out at regular times. Burnt offerings will be sacrificed there every morning and evening. They will be sacrificed every Sabbath day. They will be sacrificed at every New Moon feast. And they will be sacrificed at every yearly appointed feast of the Lord our God. That’s a law for Israel that will last for all time to come.
5 “The temple I’m going to build will be beautiful. That’s because our God is greater than all other gods. 6 So who is able to build a temple for him? After all, the heavens can’t hold him. In fact, not even the highest heavens can hold him. So who am I to build a temple for him? It will only be a place to burn sacrifices in front of him.
7 “Send me a man skilled at working with gold, silver, bronze and iron. He must also be able to work with purple, blue and bright red yarn. He must be skilled in the art of carving. Send him to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers. My father David provided them to help me.
8 “Also send me cedar, juniper and algum logs from Lebanon. I know that your servants are skilled in cutting wood there. My servants will work with yours. 9 They’ll provide me with plenty of lumber. That’s because the temple I’m building must be large and beautiful. 10 I’ll pay your servants. They will cut the wood. I’ll pay them 3,600 tons of wheat that has been ground up. I’ll pay them 3,000 tons of barley. I’ll also pay them 120,000 gallons of wine and 120,000 gallons of olive oil.”
11 King Hiram of Tyre replied to Solomon. He wrote a letter to him. In it Hiram said,
“The Lord loves his people. That’s why he has made you their king.”
12 Hiram continued,
“I praise the Lord. He is the God of Israel. He made heaven and earth. He has given King David a wise son. You have good sense. You understand what is right. You will build a temple for the Lord. You will also build a palace for yourself.
13 “I’m sending Huram-Abi to you. He is very skillful. 14 His mother was from Dan. His father was from Tyre. He is trained to work with gold, silver, bronze and iron. He knows how to work with stone and wood. He can also work with purple, blue and bright red yarn and fine linen. He’s skilled in all kinds of carving. He can follow any pattern you give him. He’ll work with your skilled workers. He’ll also work with those of your father David. David was my master.
15 “Now please send us what you promised. Send us the wheat, barley, olive oil and wine. 16 And we’ll cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need. We’ll make rafts out of them. We’ll float them by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
17 Solomon counted all the outsiders who were living in Israel. He did it after his father David had counted them. There were 153,600 of them. 18 He chose 70,000 to carry things. He chose 80,000 to cut stones in the hills. He put 3,600 men in charge of the people to keep them working.
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