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2 Chronicles 2
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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

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:3 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 5:1
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:4 Lit. incense of spices
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:4 appointed
  4. 2 Chronicles 2:9 Lit. house
  5. 2 Chronicles 2:12 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 5:1
  6. 2 Chronicles 2:13 Hiram, 1 Kin. 7:13
  7. 2 Chronicles 2:13 Lit. father, 1 Kin. 7:13, 14
  8. 2 Chronicles 2:16 Heb. Japho
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2 Crónicas 2
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Pacto de Salomón con Jirán(A)

2 Salomón se dispuso a edificar un templo para honrar el nombre del Señor, y un palacio para su reino. 2 Para ello designó a setenta mil peones y ochenta mil taladores, y tres mil seiscientos capataces. 3 Luego mando el siguiente mensaje al rey Jirán de Tiro:

«Trátame como trataste a David, mi padre, cuando le enviaste cedros para que construyera su palacio. 4 Como verás, tengo que edificar un templo para honrar el nombre del Señor mi Dios. Estará consagrado al Señor, y delante de él se quemará incienso aromático y se colocarán continuamente los panes de la proposición, y se ofrecerán holocaustos a mañana y tarde en los días de reposo, en las nuevas lunas, y en las festividades en honor del Señor nuestro Dios. Esto debe hacerse siempre en Israel. 5 La casa que debo edificar tiene que ser grande, porque nuestro Dios es más grande que todos los dioses. 6 Pero ¿quién puede edificarle un templo(B) si los cielos, y los cielos de los cielos, no pueden contenerlo? ¿Y quién soy yo para edificarle un templo, a no ser para sólo quemar incienso delante de él? 7 Yo te ruego que me envíes un hombre hábil, que sepa trabajar en oro, plata, bronce, hierro, púrpura, grana y azul, y que en unión con los maestros que están conmigo en Judá y en Jerusalén, y que mi padre había ya dispuesto, sepa hacer grabados. 8 Envíame también del Líbano madera de cedro, de ciprés y de sándalo. Yo sé que tus siervos saben cortar madera en el Líbano, y mis siervos pueden ayudarlos 9 para que me preparen mucha madera, pues el templo que tengo que edificar debe ser grande y portentoso. 10 Toma en cuenta que a tus siervos que corten la madera les daré veinte mil coros de trigo en grano, veinte mil coros de cebada, veinte mil batos de vino, y veinte mil batos de aceite.»

11 El rey Jirán de Tiro respondió a Salomón por medio de la siguiente carta:

«El Señor ama a su pueblo, y por eso te ha puesto como su rey. 12 Tengo que decir: ¡Bendito sea el Señor y Dios de Israel, que hizo los cielos y la tierra, y que dio al rey David un hijo sabio y entendido, cuerdo y prudente, para que edifique un templo al Señor y un palacio para su reino.

13 »Yo te envío a Jirán Abí, que es un hombre hábil y entendido. 14 Es hijo de una danita, aunque su padre era de Tiro. Jirán Abí sabe trabajar en oro, plata, bronce y hierro, y en piedra y madera, en púrpura y en azul, en lino y en carmesí. También sabe esculpir toda clase de figuras y sacar cualquier diseño que se le pida. Sabrá trabajar con tus expertos y con los de mi señor David, tu padre. 15 Ruego a mi señor enviar a sus siervos el trigo, la cebada, el aceite y el vino, que nos ha prometido. 16 Nosotros cortaremos en el Líbano la madera que necesites, y en balsas te la llevaremos por el mar hasta Jope, y de allí tú la llevarás hasta Jerusalén.»

17 Salomón censó a todos los extranjeros que había en Israel, después del censo que había hecho David, su padre, y se encontró que eran ciento cincuenta y tres mil seiscientos hombres. 18 A setenta mil de ellos los apartó para llevar cargas; a ochenta mil los puso como canteros en la montaña, y a tres mil seiscientos los puso como capataces para hacer trabajar a la gente.

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2 Chronicles 2
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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

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:18, and 2:2-18 is numbered 2:1-17.
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:3 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verses 11 and 12
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:8 Probably a variant of almug
  4. 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,200 metric tons of wheat
  5. 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, probably about 3,000 tons or about 2,700 metric tons of barley
  6. 2 Chronicles 2:10 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
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