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2 Chronicles 2
English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 2
English Standard Version
Preparing to Build the Temple
2 [a] (A)Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself. 2 [b] (B)And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and (C)3,600 to oversee them. 3 (D)And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: (E)“As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. 4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of (F)incense of sweet spices before him, and for (G)the regular arrangement of the showbread, and for (H)burnt offerings morning and evening, (I)on the Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the Lord our God, as ordained forever for Israel. 5 The house that I am to build will be great, (J)for our God is greater than all gods. 6 (K)But who is able to build him a house, since (L)heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? 7 So now (M)send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, (N)whom David my father provided. 8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that (O)your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants, 9 to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am to build will be great and wonderful. 10 (P)I will give for your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors[c] of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths[d] of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.”
11 Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, (Q)“Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you king over them.” 12 Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, (R)who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, (S)who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
13 “Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi, 14 (T)the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is (U)trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. 15 Now therefore the wheat and barley, oil and wine, (V)of which my lord has spoken, let him send to his servants. 16 (W)And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you in rafts by sea to (X)Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.”
17 Then Solomon counted all the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, (Y)after the census of them that David his father had taken, and there were found 153,600. 18 (Z)Seventy thousand of them he assigned to bear burdens, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, 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 2:10 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters
2 Chronicles 2
New American Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 2
New American Standard Bible
Solomon Will Build a Temple and a Palace
2 [a](A)Now Solomon [b]decided to build a house for the name of the Lord, and a [c]royal palace for himself. 2 [d]So (B)Solomon [e]assigned seventy thousand men to carry loads, eighty thousand men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them.
3 (C)Then Solomon sent word to [f]Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “(D)As you dealt with my father David and sent him cedars to build him a house to live in, do it for me. 4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, dedicating it to Him, (E)to burn fragrant incense before Him and to set out (F)the showbread continually, and to offer (G)burnt offerings morning and evening, (H)on Sabbaths, on new moons, and on the appointed feasts of the Lord our God. This is to be done in Israel forever. 5 The house which I am about to build will be great, for our God is (I)greater than all the gods. 6 But (J)who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? And who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to [g]burn incense before Him? 7 Now (K)send me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet fabrics, one who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled workers [h](L)whom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. 8 (M)Send me also cedar, juniper, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed (N)my servants will work with your servants, 9 to prepare timber in abundance for me, for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful. 10 Now behold, (O)I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, [i]twenty thousand kors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, [j]twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
Huram to Assist
11 Then Huram, king of Tyre, [k]answered in a letter sent to Solomon: “(P)Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.” 12 Then Huram [l]continued, “Blessed be (Q)the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, [m]endowed with discretion and understanding, (R)who will build a house for the Lord and a [n]royal palace for himself.
13 “Now then, I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, [o]endowed with understanding, 14 (S)the son of a [p]Danite woman and [q]a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, violet, linen, and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to [r]execute any design which is assigned to him, to work with your skilled workers and with [s]those of my lord, your father David. 15 Now then, let my lord send his servants wheat and barley, oil and wine, of (T)which he has spoken. 16 (U)We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you as rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.”
17 Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, (V)following the [t]census which his father David had [u]taken; and 153,600 were found. 18 (W)He appointed seventy thousand of them to carry loads and eighty thousand to quarry stones in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 Ch 1:18 in Heb
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 Lit said
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 Lit house for his royalty
- 2 Chronicles 2:2 Ch 2:1 in Heb
- 2 Chronicles 2:2 Lit counted
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 In 1 Kin 5:18, Hiram
- 2 Chronicles 2:6 Lit offer up in smoke
- 2 Chronicles 2:7 Lit who are with me
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 About 154,000 cubic feet or 4,360 cubic meters
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 About 120,000 gallons or 454,249 liters
- 2 Chronicles 2:11 Lit said...and he sent
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 Lit said
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 Lit knowing discretion
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 Lit house for his royalty
- 2 Chronicles 2:13 Lit knowing understanding
- 2 Chronicles 2:14 Lit a woman of the daughters of Dan
- 2 Chronicles 2:14 Lit whose father is a Tyrian man
- 2 Chronicles 2:14 Lit devise any device
- 2 Chronicles 2:14 Lit skilled men
- 2 Chronicles 2:17 Lit numbering
- 2 Chronicles 2:17 Lit numbered of them
2 Chronicles 2
King James Version
2 Chronicles 2
King James Version
2 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
2 Crónicas 2
Nueva Versión Internacional
2 Crónicas 2
Nueva Versión Internacional
Preparativos para la construcción del templo(A)
2 Salomón decidió construir un templo en honor al nombre del Señor y un palacio real para él mismo. 2 Con este fin reclutó a setenta mil cargadores y ochenta mil canteros, para que trabajaran en la montaña. Al frente de ellos puso a tres mil seiscientos capataces.
3 Luego Salomón envió este mensaje a Hiram, rey de Tiro:
«Envíame madera de cedro, tal como lo hiciste con mi padre David cuando se la enviaste para que se construyera un palacio. 4 Voy a construir un templo en honor al nombre del Señor mi Dios. Lo consagraré a él para quemar incienso aromático en su presencia, colocar siempre el pan consagrado y ofrecer allí los holocaustos de la mañana y de la tarde, los sacrificios de los sábados y de luna nueva, así como los de las otras fiestas del Señor nuestro Dios. Esto se hará en Israel siempre.
5 »Voy a edificar un templo majestuoso, pues nuestro Dios es el más grande de todos los dioses. 6 Pero ¿cómo edificarle un templo, si ni los cielos más altos pueden contenerlo? ¿Y quién soy yo para construirle un templo, aunque solo sea para quemar incienso delante de él?
7 »Envíame un experto para trabajar el oro y la plata, el bronce y el hierro, la lana de color carmesí, escarlata y azul, y que sepa hacer grabados, para que trabaje junto con los expertos que yo tengo en Judá y en Jerusalén, los cuales contrató mi padre David.
8 »Envíame también del Líbano madera de cedro, de ciprés y de sándalo, pues yo sé que tus obreros son expertos en cortar estos árboles. Mis obreros trabajarán con los tuyos 9 para prepararme mucha madera, porque el templo que voy a edificar será grande y maravilloso. 10 A tus siervos que corten la madera les daré veinte mil coros[a] de trigo, veinte mil coros[b] de cebada, veinte mil batos[c] de vino, y veinte mil batos de aceite».
11 En respuesta, Hiram, rey de Tiro, envió a Salomón la siguiente carta:
«El Señor te ha hecho rey de su pueblo porque te ama. 12 ¡Alabado sea el Señor, Dios de Israel, que hizo el cielo y la tierra, porque ha dado al rey David un hijo sabio, dotado de sabiduría e inteligencia, el cual construirá un templo para el Señor y un palacio real para él mismo!
13 »Te envío, pues, a Hiram Abí, hombre sabio e inteligente, 14 hijo de una mujer oriunda de Dan y de un nativo de Tiro. Sabe trabajar el oro y la plata, el bronce y el hierro, la piedra y la madera, la lana color carmesí y azul, la tela de lino y la lana de color escarlata; también es experto en hacer toda clase de figuras y en realizar cualquier diseño que se le encargue. Hiram trabajará junto con tus expertos y con los de David, tu padre y mi señor.
15 »Envíanos ahora el trigo, la cebada, el aceite y el vino que tan bondadosamente me has prometido. 16 Nosotros cortaremos del Líbano la madera que necesites y te la llevaremos por mar hasta Jope, en forma de balsas. De allí tú la llevarás a Jerusalén».
17 Salomón hizo un censo de todos los extranjeros que vivían en Israel. Este censo, que fue posterior al que había hecho su padre David, arrojó la cifra de ciento cincuenta y tres mil seiscientos. 18 A setenta mil de ellos los puso como cargadores; a ochenta mil, como canteros en las montañas; y a tres mil seiscientos, como capataces para dirigir a los trabajadores.
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