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10 To support the lumberjacks who work for you, I have set aside one hundred twenty thousand bushels[a] of crushed wheat, and one hundred twenty thousand bushels of barley, one hundred twenty thousand gallons[b] of wine, and one hundred twenty thousand gallons of olive oil.

Huram’s Reply

11 Huram king of Tyre sent a letter to Solomon which said:

Because of the love of the Lord for his people, he has made you king over them.

12 Huram also said:

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth. He has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the Lord and a house for his kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:10 Literally twenty thousand cors. The value of the various ancient measures of volume is uncertain.
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:10 Literally twenty thousand baths