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2 Chronicles 2:1-3
Common English Bible
2 Chronicles 2:1-3
Common English Bible
Solomon prepares to build the temple
2 [a] Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Lord’s name and to build a royal palace for himself. 2 [b] To work in the highlands, Solomon drafted 70,000 laborers, 80,000 stonecutters, and 3,600 supervisors. 3 Solomon sent the following message to King Huram[c] of Tyre:
When my father David was building his palace, you sent him cedar logs.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 1:18 in Heb
- 2 Chronicles 2:2 2:1 in Heb
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 1 Kings spells the king's name as Hiram.
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