2 Chronicles 2
Amplified Bible
Solomon Will Build a Temple and Palace
2 [a]Now Solomon decided to build a house (temple) for the Name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself. 2 [b]So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them.
3 Then Solomon sent word to [c]Hiram king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with my father David and sent him cedars to build himself a house in which to live, [please] do the same for me. 4 Observe, I am about to build a house for the Name of the Lord my God, dedicated to Him, to burn fragrant incense [of sweet spices] before Him, to set out the showbread continually, and to offer burnt offerings morning and evening, on Sabbaths, New Moons, and on the festivals of the Lord our God, as ordained forever in Israel. 5 The house I am going to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods. 6 But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and [even] the highest heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I to build a house for Him, except [as a place] to burn incense before Him? 7 Now send me a man who is skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, and who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. 8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and [d]algum timber, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And indeed my servants will work with your servants 9 to prepare for me an abundance of timber, because the house I am about to build will be great and wonderful. 10 And I will give to your servants who cut timber, 20,000 [e]measures of crushed wheat and 20,000 measures of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of [olive] oil.”
Hiram to Assist
11 Then Hiram, king of Tyre replied in a letter sent to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.” 12 Hiram said also, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
13 “Now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi, 14 the son of a [f]Danite woman and a Tyrian father. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood; in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics, and in fine linen. He is able to make any kind of engraving and to carry out any design given him. He will work with your skilled men and those of my lord, David your father. 15 Now then, let my lord send to his servants the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine of which he has spoken. 16 We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.”
17 Then Solomon took a count of all the aliens in the land of Israel, like the census that his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600. 18 He assigned 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stone in the mountain, and 3,600 as overseers to make the people work.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 Ch 1:18 in Hebrew.
- 2 Chronicles 2:2 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 Heb Huram.
- 2 Chronicles 2:8 Or almug.
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 Lit kors, about 10 bu.
- 2 Chronicles 2:14 1 Kin 7:14 says that this woman was of the tribe of Naphtali. Most likely her mother’s marriage united her with a tribe of which she was not a native.
2 Crónicas 2
Dios Habla Hoy
Pacto de Salomón con Hiram, rey de Tiro(A)
2 (1.18) Salomón decidió construir un templo al Señor y también su propio palacio real. 2 (1) Para ello designó setenta mil cargadores y ochenta mil canteros que trabajaran en la montaña, y tres mil seiscientos capataces que los dirigieran.
3 (2) Después Salomón mandó decir a Hiram, rey de Tiro: «Haz conmigo lo que hiciste con David, mi padre, a quien enviaste madera de cedro para que se construyera un palacio donde vivir. 4 (3) Mira, yo voy a construir un templo al Señor mi Dios, para consagrárselo, quemar perfumes en su honor, presentarle siempre las hileras de panes y ofrecerle holocaustos por la mañana y por la tarde, lo mismo que en los sábados, y en las fiestas de luna nueva y en las demás fiestas que en honor del Señor nuestro Dios se celebran siempre en Israel. 5 (4) Pero el templo que voy a construir debe ser grande, porque nuestro Dios es más grande que todos los dioses. 6 (5) Sin embargo, ¿quién será capaz de construirle un templo, si el cielo, con toda su inmensidad, no puede contenerlo? ¿Y quién soy yo para construirle un templo, aunque sólo sea para quemar incienso en su honor? 7 (6) Envíame, por tanto, un experto en trabajos en oro, plata, bronce y hierro, y en tela púrpura, tela roja y tela morada. Que sepa también hacer grabados en colaboración con los maestros que están a mi servicio en Judá y en Jerusalén, y que contrató David mi padre. 8 (7) Mándame también del Líbano madera de cedro, ciprés y sándalo, porque sé que tus súbditos saben cortar madera del Líbano. Mis servidores ayudarán a los tuyos 9 (8) a prepararme gran cantidad de madera, ya que el templo que voy a construir tiene que ser grande y maravilloso. 10 (9) Pero ten en cuenta que daré como provisiones para tus trabajadores, los leñadores que corten la madera, cuatro millones cuatrocientos mil litros de trigo, igual cantidad de cebada, cuatrocientos cuarenta mil litros de vino y otros tantos de aceite.»
11 (10) Entonces Hiram, rey de Tiro, le envió a Salomón una carta en la que le decía: «El Señor te ha hecho rey de los israelitas, porque ama a su pueblo.» 12 (11) Y añadía: «¡Bendito sea el Señor, el Dios de Israel, que hizo el cielo y la tierra, porque ha concedido al rey David un hijo tan sabio, instruido y prudente, que va a construir un templo al Señor y un palacio real para sí mismo! 13 (12) Te envío, pues, un hombre experto e inteligente: al maestro Hiram. 14 (13) Es hijo de una mujer de la tribu de Dan y de un nativo de Tiro. Es experto en trabajos en oro, plata, bronce, hierro, piedra, madera, tela púrpura y morada, lino y tela roja, y en grabados de toda clase de figuras, y sabe realizar toda clase de diseños que se le encarguen en compañía de tus peritos y de los que tenía tu padre David, mi señor. 15 (14) Por eso, señor, manda a tus servidores el trigo, la cebada, el aceite y el vino que has ofrecido. 16 (15) Entre tanto, nosotros cortaremos en el Líbano toda la madera que necesites, y te la llevaremos por mar, en balsas, hasta Jope. Luego tú te encargarás de que la lleven de allí a Jerusalén.»
17 (16) Después Salomón hizo el censo de todos los extranjeros que vivían en Israel, después del que David, su padre, había hecho, y resultó que había ciento cincuenta y tres mil seiscientos. 18 (17) De ellos reclutó setenta mil cargadores, ochenta mil canteros en la montaña y tres mil seiscientos capataces que hicieran trabajar a la gente.
2 Chronicles 2
Christian Standard Bible
Solomon’s Letter to Hiram
2 Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself,(A) 2 so he assigned 70,000 men as porters, 80,000 men as stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as supervisors over them.(B)
3 Then Solomon sent word to King Hiram[a](C) of Tyre:(D)
Do for me what you did for my father David. You sent him cedars to build him a house to live in.(E) 4 Now I am building a temple for the name of the Lord my God in order to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense before him,(F) for displaying the rows of the Bread of the Presence continuously,(G) and for sacrificing burnt offerings for the morning and the evening,(H) the Sabbaths(I) and the New Moons, and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is ordained for Israel permanently. 5 The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods.(J) 6 But who is able to build a temple for him, since even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain him?(K) Who am I then that I should build a temple for him except as a place to burn incense before him? 7 Therefore, send me an artisan who is skilled in engraving to work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with the artisans who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem,(L) appointed by my father David.(M) 8 Also, send me cedar, cypress, and algum[b](N) logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut the trees of Lebanon. Note that my servants will be with your servants(O) 9 to prepare logs for me in abundance because the temple I am building will be great and wondrous. 10 I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the trees, one hundred twenty thousand bushels[c] of wheat flour, one hundred twenty thousand bushels of barley, one hundred twenty thousand gallons[d] of wine, and one hundred twenty thousand gallons of oil.
Hiram’s Reply
11 Then King Hiram of Tyre wrote a letter[e] and sent it to Solomon:
Because the Lord loves his people, he set you over them as king.(P)
12 Hiram also said:
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth!(Q) He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding,(R) who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.(S) 13 I have now sent Huram-abi,[f] a skillful man who has understanding.(T) 14 He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan. His father is a man of Tyre. He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, with purple, blue, crimson yarn, and fine linen. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and to execute any design that may be given him. I have sent him to be with your artisans and the artisans of my lord, your father David. 15 Now, let my lord send the wheat, barley, oil, and wine to his servants as promised.(U) 16 We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and bring them to you as rafts by sea to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem.(V)
Solomon’s Workforce
17 Solomon took a census of all the resident alien men in the land of Israel, after the census that his father David had conducted,(W) and the total was 153,600. 18 Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.(X)
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