2 Kronieken 2
BasisBijbel
Voorbereiding voor de bouw van een tempel voor God
2 Salomo gaf het bevel een tempel te bouwen voor de Heer en een paleis voor zichzelf. 2 Salomo bepaalde dat er 70.000 dragers voor hem moesten werken en 80.000 steenhouwers in de bergen. Verder 3600 hoofdopzieners die de leiding hadden over de arbeiders.
3 Salomo liet tegen koning Hiram van Tyrus zeggen: "Wilt u met mij handel drijven, zoals u met mijn vader hebt gedaan? U heeft vroeger cederbomen aan hem geleverd, voor zijn paleis. 4 Nu wil ik voor mijn Heer God een tempel bouwen. Daarmee wil ik Hem eren. Daar zullen de wierook-offers worden gebracht. Ook zullen daar de heilige broden, de ochtend- en avond-offers worden gebracht, en offers op de heilige rustdagen, de offers voor de nieuwe maand en voor de feesten van mijn Heer God. Want dit moet Israël voor altijd doen. 5 Ik ga een heel grote tempel voor Hem bouwen. Want onze God is groter en machtiger dan alle andere goden. 6 Eigenlijk kan niemand een tempel voor Hem bouwen, want de hemel, zelfs de allerhoogste hemel, is nog te klein voor Hem. Hij heeft het helemaal niet nodig dat ik een tempel voor Hem bouw. Maar ik wil dat doen om Hem offers te kunnen brengen. 7 Wilt u mij daarom alstublieft iemand sturen die goed is in het bewerken van goud, zilver, koper, ijzer, fijn linnen, en rode, blauwe en paarse stof, en die goed graveren kan. Dan kan hij samenwerken met de vakmensen die ik in Juda en Jeruzalem heb en die mijn vader David heeft verzameld. 8 Wilt u mij ook cederhout, cipressenhout en sandelhout sturen van de Libanon. Want ik weet dat uw mensen veel verstand hebben van het kappen van bomen. Mijn arbeiders zullen uw arbeiders helpen om voor voldoende hout te zorgen. 9 Want ik heb heel veel hout nodig, omdat ik een schitterende, grote tempel ga bouwen. 10 Ik zal u voor de houthakkers betalen met 20.000 kor (4,4 miljoen liter) tarwe, 20.000 kor gerst, 20.000 bat (440.000 liter) wijn en 20.000 bat olijf-olie."
11 Koning Hiram schreef Salomo: "De Heer heeft u tot koning gemaakt, omdat Hij zoveel van zijn volk houdt. 12 Prijs de Heer, de God van Israël, die de hemel en de aarde heeft gemaakt. Prijs Hem, dat Hij aan David een wijze en verstandige zoon heeft gegeven die een tempel voor de Heer en een koninklijk paleis voor zichzelf wil bouwen. 13 Ik stuur u een knap vakman: Hiram-Abi, de zoon van een vrouw uit de stam van Dan. 14 Zijn vader kwam uit Tyrus. Hij is goed in het bewerken van goud, zilver, koper, ijzer, steen, hout, fijn linnen en blauwe, rode en paarse stof, en kan goed graveren. Hij kan alle kunstvoorwerpen maken die u hem opdraagt. Hij zal samenwerken met de vakmensen van uw vader David. 15 U mag mij betalen met de door u genoemde hoeveelheden tarwe en gerst, olijf-olie en wijn. 16 Dan zullen wij net zoveel bomen van de Libanon voor u kappen als u nodig heeft. We zullen er vlotten van maken en die over de zee naar Jafo laten brengen. Van daar kunt u het hout naar Jeruzalem laten brengen."
17 Toen telde Salomo alle buitenlandse mannen in zijn land. Dat was dus een telling die plaatsvond na de telling die zijn vader David had gehouden. Er bleken 153.600 vreemdelingen te zijn.[a] 18 70.000 van hen moesten dragers worden, 80.000 steenhouwers in de bergen en 3600 opzichters over de arbeiders.
Footnotes
- 2 Kronieken 2:17 Dat waren de mensen die waren overgebleven van de volken die door de Israëlieten uit het land weggejaagd waren. In feite waren zij slaven. Lees 2 Kronieken 8:7 en 8.
2 Chronicles 2
New King James Version
Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple(A)
2 Then Solomon (B)determined to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal house for himself. 2 (C)Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.
3 Then Solomon sent to [a]Hiram king of Tyre, saying:
(D)As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. 4 Behold, (E)I am building a temple for the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to Him, (F)to burn before Him [b]sweet incense, for (G)the continual showbread, for (H)the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the (I)Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the [c]set feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
5 And the temple which I build will be great, for (J)our God is greater than all gods. 6 (K)But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him?
7 Therefore send me at once a man skillful to work in gold and silver, in bronze and iron, in purple and crimson and blue, who has skill to engrave with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, (L)whom David my father provided. 8 (M)Also send me cedar and cypress and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and indeed my servants will be with your servants, 9 to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the [d]temple which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
10 (N)And indeed I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, twenty thousand kors of ground wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 Then Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon:
(O)Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.
12 [e]Hiram also said:
(P)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, (Q)who made heaven and earth, for He has given King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal house for himself!
13 And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, [f]Huram my [g]master craftsman 14 (R)(the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
15 Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which (S)my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants. 16 (T)And we will cut wood from Lebanon, as much as you need; we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to [h]Joppa, and you will carry it up to Jerusalem.
17 (U)Then Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census in which (V)David his father had numbered them; and there were found to be one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred. 18 And he made (W)seventy thousand of them bearers of burdens, eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 5:1
- 2 Chronicles 2:4 Lit. incense of spices
- 2 Chronicles 2:4 appointed
- 2 Chronicles 2:9 Lit. house
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 5:1
- 2 Chronicles 2:13 Hiram, 1 Kin. 7:13
- 2 Chronicles 2:13 Lit. father, 1 Kin. 7:13, 14
- 2 Chronicles 2:16 Heb. Japho
2 Chronicles 2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 2
Final Preparations for the Temple. 1 Solomon then resolved to build a house to honor the Lord as well as a palace for himself. 2 Therefore, he conscripted seventy thousand men to carry the stone and eighty thousand men to serve as stonecutters, as well as three thousand six hundred men to oversee them.
3 Then Solomon sent this message to King Huram of Tyre: “Some time ago you dealt with my father David, sending him cedars to build a palace in which he would dwell. 4 Now I am preparing to build a house in honor of the Lord, my God, and to consecrate it to him so that fragrant incense can be burned before him, along with the perpetual display of the loaves of permanent offering, for burnt offerings morning and evening, and for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the festivals of the Lord, our God, as is ordained forever for Israel.
5 “The house that I intend to build must be large, since our God is greater than all other gods. 6 But who is really able to build a house for him when the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him? And who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?
7 “Therefore, now send me an artisan who is highly skilled at working in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, and who is expert in the art of engraving. I want him to work with the skilled craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem who were provided by my father David. 8 Also send me cedar, cypress, and juniper timber from Lebanon, for I am well aware that your servants are skilled in felling the trees of Lebanon.
“My servants will work with your servants 9 in order to prepare for me a vast quantity of timber, for the house that I intend to build will be great in size and a marvel to behold. 10 Furthermore, I will provide for your servants the woodcutters who fell the trees, twenty thousand kors of wheat, and twenty thousand kors of barley, along with twenty thousand measures of wine and twenty thousand measures of oil.”[a]
11 In a letter that he sent to King Solomon in response, King Huram of Tyre replied: “Because of the love that the Lord has for his people, he has appointed you as their king.” 12 Then Huram went on to say: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth. He has given King David a wise son blessed with intelligence and discernment who will build a house for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
13 “I have now sent you Huram-abi,[b] a skilled artisan and a man of intelligence. 14 He is the son of a Danite woman and of a father from Tyre. He is skilled in the art of working in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics and fine linen. He also is competent to do all sorts of engraving and to execute any design that may be assigned to him, in collaboration with your own skilled craftsmen and those of my lord David, your father.
15 “And now, let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, oil, and wine which he has promised. 16 We shall cut down all the timber you need from Lebanon and float it all down to you as rafts by sea to Joppa. Then it will be your responsibility to transport it to Jerusalem.”
17 Shortly thereafter Solomon took a census of all the aliens who were residing in the land of Israel, similar to the census that his father David had taken. There were found to be one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred aliens. 18 Solomon designated seventy thousand of them to be porters, eighty thousand to be stonecutters in the hill country, and three thousand six hundred as overseers to ensure that the people were doing the work assigned to them.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 King Solomon had lofty ideas for building a temple worthy of the Lord and these amounts of wheat, barley, wine, and oil promised for the best materials are inflated accordingly. For a more realistic listing of what was offered for the wood, see the parallel passage in 1 Ki 5:11.
- 2 Chronicles 2:13 Huram-abi: “Huram” in 1 Ki 7:13; his mother is there said to be of the tribe of Naphtali.
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