2 Chronicles 2
New International Version
Preparations for Building the Temple(A)
2 [a]Solomon gave orders to build a temple(B) for the Name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself.(C) 2 He conscripted 70,000 men as carriers and 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 as foremen over them.(D)
3 Solomon sent this message to Hiram[b](E) king of Tyre:
“Send me cedar logs(F) as you did for my father David when you sent him cedar to build a palace to live in. 4 Now I am about to build a temple(G) for the Name of the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense(H) before him, for setting out the consecrated bread(I) regularly, and for making burnt offerings(J) every morning and evening and on the Sabbaths,(K) at the New Moons(L) and at the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is a lasting ordinance for Israel.
5 “The temple I am going to build will be great,(M) because our God is greater than all other gods.(N) 6 But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him?(O) Who then am I(P) to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?
7 “Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers,(Q) whom my father David provided.
8 “Send me also cedar, juniper and algum[c] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work with yours 9 to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent. 10 I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors[d] of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors[e] of barley, twenty thousand baths[f] of wine and twenty thousand baths of olive oil.(R)”
11 Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon:
“Because the Lord loves(S) his people, he has made you their king.”
12 And Hiram added:
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth!(T) He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself.
13 “I am sending you Huram-Abi,(U) a man of great skill, 14 whose mother was from Dan(V) and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained(W) to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue(X) and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father.
15 “Now let my lord send his servants the wheat and barley and the olive oil(Y) and wine he promised, 16 and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need and will float them as rafts by sea down to Joppa.(Z) You can then take them up to Jerusalem.”
17 Solomon took a census of all the foreigners(AA) residing in Israel, after the census(AB) his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600. 18 He assigned(AC) 70,000 of them to be carriers and 80,000 to be stonecutters in the hills, with 3,600 foremen over them to keep the people working.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:18, and 2:2-18 is numbered 2:1-17.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verses 11 and 12
- 2 Chronicles 2:8 Probably a variant of almug
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,200 metric tons of wheat
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, probably about 3,000 tons or about 2,700 metric tons of barley
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
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 Chronicles 2
Jubilee Bible 2000
2 ¶ And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD and a house for his kingdom.
2 And Solomon counted seventy thousand men to bear burdens and eighty thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.
3 And Solomon sent to Hiram, the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David, my father, sending him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, even so deal with me.
4 Behold, I must build a house unto the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him and to burn aromatic incense before him and for the continual showbread 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, which is to be perpetual in Israel.
5 And the house which I must build is great, for great is our God above all gods.
6 But who is so powerful as to build him a house, seeing the heavens and heavens of the heavens cannot contain him? Who am I then that I should build him a house, except to burn incense before him?
7 Send me now, therefore, a wise man who knows how to work in gold and in silver and in brass and in iron and in purple and crimson and blue and that knows how to engrave figures with the craftsmen that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David, my father, provided.
8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and pine trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that thy slaves are skillful at cutting timber in Lebanon, and, behold, my slaves shall be with thy slaves
9 to prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
10 And, behold, I will give to thy slaves, 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 Hiram, the king of Tyre, answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD has loved his people, he has placed thee as king over them.
12 Hiram said, moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son with knowledge, good sense and understanding, that he might build a house for the LORD and a house for his kingdom.
13 And now I have sent a wise man, with knowledge and understanding, of Hiram my father,
14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson; also to engrave any manner of figure and to invent any design which shall be put to him, with thy craftsmen and with the craftsmen of my lord David, thy father.
15 Now, therefore, let my lord send unto his slaves the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which he has spoken of;
16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need, and we will bring it to thee in rafts by sea to Joppa, and thou shalt cause it to be carried up to Jerusalem.
17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after David, his father, had already numbered them; and one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred were found.
18 And he set seventy thousand of them to be bearers of burdens and eighty thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.
2 Krönikeboken 2
Svenska 1917
2 Och Salomo tänkte nu på att bygga ett hus åt HERRENS namn och ett hus åt sig själv till konungaboning.
2 Därför avräknade Salomo sjuttio tusen män till att vara bärare, åttio tusen man till att hugga sten i bergen, och tre tusen sex hundra till att hava uppsikt över de andra.
3 Och Salomo sände till Huram, konungen i Tyrus, och lät säga: »Visa samma vänskap mot mig som mot min fader David, till vilken du sände cederträ, för att han skulle bygga sig ett hus att bo i.
4 Nu vill jag bygga ett hus åt HERRENS, min Guds, namn och helga det åt honom, för att man där må antända välluktande rökelse inför hans ansikte, och hava skådebröden beständigt upplagda, och offra brännoffer morgon och afton, på sabbaterna, vid nymånaderna och vid HERRENS, vår Guds, högtider; ty så är det för evärdlig tid stadgat för Israel.
5 Och det hus som jag vill bygga skall vara stort, ty vår Gud är större än alla andra gudar.
6 Vem förmår väl att bygga honom ett hus? Himlarna och himlarnas himmel rymma honom ju icke. Vem är då jag, att jag skulle kunna bygga honom ett hus, om icke för att antända rökelse inför hans ansikte?
7 Så sänd mig nu en konstförfaren man som kan arbeta i guld, silver, koppar och järn, så ock i purpurrött, karmosinrött och mörkblått garn, och som är skicklig i att utföra snidverk, tillsammans med de konstförfarna män som jag har hos mig här i Juda och Jerusalem, och som min fader David har anställt.
8 Och sänd mig cederträ, cypressträ och algumträ från Libanon, ty jag vet att dina tjänare äro skickliga i att hugga virke på Libanon; och mina tjänare äro redo att vara dina tjänare behjälpliga.
9 Må du skaffa mig virke i myckenhet, ty huset som jag vill bygga skall vara stort och härligt.
10 Och jag är villig att åt timmermännen som hugga virket giva, för dina tjänares räkning, tjugu tusen korer tröskat vete, tjugu tusen korer korn, tjugu tusen bat vin och tjugu tusen bat olja.»
11 Härpå svarade Huram, konungen i Tyrus, i ett brev som han sände till Salomo: »Därför att HERREN älskar sitt folk, har han satt dig till konung över dem.»
12 Och Huram skrev ytterligare: »Lovad vare HERREN, Israels Gud, himmelens och jordens skapare, han som har givit konung David en vis son, så utrustad med klokhet och förstånd, att han kan bygga ett hus åt HERREN och ett hus åt sig själv till konungaboning!
13 Så sänder jag nu en konstförfaren och förståndig man, nämligen Huram-Abi.
14 Han är son till en av Dans döttrar, och hans fader är en tyrisk man; han är skicklig att arbeta i guld och silver, i koppar, järn, sten och trä, så ock i purpurrött, mörkblått, vitt och karmosinrött garn, och tillika att utföra alla slags snidverk och att väva alla slags konstvävnader; honom må du låta utföra arbetet tillsammans med dina och min herres, din fader Davids, konstförfarna män.
15 Må alltså nu min herre sända till sina tjänare vetet och kornet, oljan och vinet som han har talat om.
16 Då vilja vi hugga virke på Libanon, så mycket du behöver, och flotta det till dig på havet till Jafo; men därifrån må du själv låta föra det upp till Jerusalem.»
17 Och Salomo lät räkna alla främmande män i Israels land, likasom hans fader David förut hade anställt en räkning av dem. Och de befunnos vara ett hundra femtiotre tusen sex hundra.
18 Av dem utsåg han sjuttio tusen till att vara bärare, åttio tusen till att hugga sten i bergen, och tre tusen sex hundra till att hava uppsikt över folket och hålla det till arbete.
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