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2 Chronicles 2
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2 Chronicles 2
New Living Translation
Preparations for Building the Temple
2 [a]Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord, and also a royal palace for himself. 2 [b]He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen.
3 Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram[c] at Tyre:
“Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace. 4 I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the Lord our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.
5 “This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods. 6 But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him?
7 “So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David.
8 “Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood[d] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them. 9 An immense amount of timber will be needed, for the Temple I am going to build will be very large and magnificent. 10 In payment for your woodcutters, I will send 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley,[e] 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil.[f]”
11 King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon:
“It is because the Lord loves his people that he has made you their king! 12 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
13 “I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented. 14 His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father.
15 “Send along the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine that my lord has mentioned. 16 We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[g] to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”
17 Solomon took a census of all foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father had taken, and he counted 153,600. 18 He assigned 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 as quarry workers in the hill country, and 3,600 as foremen.
Footnotes
- 2:1 Verse 2:1 is numbered 1:18 in Hebrew text.
- 2:2 Verses 2:2-18 are numbered 2:1-17 in Hebrew text.
- 2:3 Hebrew Huram, a variant spelling of Hiram; also in 2:11.
- 2:8 Or juniper; Hebrew reads algum, perhaps a variant spelling of almug; compare 9:10-11 and parallel text at 1 Kgs 10:11-12.
- 2:10a Hebrew 20,000 cors [4,400 kiloliters] of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley.
- 2:10b Hebrew 20,000 baths [420 kiloliters] of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.
- 2:16 Hebrew the sea.
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 Chronicles 2
New International Version
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 Cronache 2
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2 Cronache 2
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Preparativi per la costruzione del tempio
2 (A)*Salomone decise di costruire una casa per il nome del Signore, e un palazzo reale per sé.
2 Salomone arruolò settantamila uomini per portare pesi, ottantamila per tagliar pietre nella montagna, e tremilaseicento per sorvegliarli.
3 Poi Salomone mandò a dire a Curam re di *Tiro: «Fa' con me come facesti con *Davide mio padre, al quale mandasti dei cedri per la costruzione del suo palazzo. 4 Io sto per costruire una casa per il nome del Signore mio Dio, per consacrargliela, per bruciare davanti a lui il profumo fragrante, per esporvi permanentemente i *pani della presentazione, e per offrirvi gli olocausti del mattino e della sera, dei sabati, dei noviluni, e delle *feste del Signore nostro Dio. Questa è una legge perenne per *Israele. 5 La casa che io sto per costruire sarà grande, perché il nostro Dio è piú grande di tutti gli dèi. 6 Ma chi sarà tanto capace da costruirgli una casa, se i cieli e i cieli dei cieli non possono contenerlo? E chi sono io per costruirgli una casa, anche soltanto per bruciarvi dei profumi davanti a lui? 7 Mandami dunque un uomo abile a lavorare l'oro, l'argento, il rame, il ferro, la porpora, lo scarlatto, il violaceo, che sappia fare ogni sorta di lavori d'intaglio, collaborando con gli artisti che sono presso di me in *Giuda e a *Gerusalemme, e che Davide mio padre aveva preparati. 8 Mandami anche dal Libano legnami di cedro, di cipresso e di sandalo; perché io so che i tuoi servi sono abili nel tagliare il legname del Libano; ed ecco, i miei servi saranno con i tuoi servi, 9 per prepararmi del legname in abbondanza; poiché la casa che io sto per costruire sarà grande e meravigliosa. 10 E ai tuoi servi che abbatteranno e taglieranno il legname io darò ventimila *cori di grano battuto, ventimila cori[a] d'orzo, ventimila *bati[b] di vino e ventimila bati d'olio».
11 Curam, re di Tiro, rispose cosí in una lettera, che mandò a Salomone: «Il Signore, perché ama il suo popolo, ti ha costituito re su di esso». 12 Curam aggiunse: «Benedetto sia il Signore, Dio d'Israele, che ha fatto i cieli e la terra, perché ha dato al re Davide un figlio saggio, pieno di senno e d'intelligenza, il quale costruirà una casa per il Signore, e un palazzo reale per sé! 13 Io ti mando dunque un uomo abile e intelligente, Curam-Abi, 14 figlio di una donna della tribú di *Dan e di padre di Tiro, il quale è abile a lavorare l'oro, l'argento, il rame, il ferro, la pietra, il legno, la porpora, il violaceo, il bisso, lo scarlatto. Inoltre sa fare ogni sorta di lavori d'intaglio, ed eseguire qualsiasi lavoro d'arte gli si affidi. Egli collaborerà con i tuoi artisti e con gli artisti del mio signore Davide, tuo padre. 15 Ora dunque mandi il mio signore ai suoi servi il grano, l'orzo, l'olio e il vino, di cui egli ha parlato; 16 noi, dal canto nostro, taglieremo del legname del Libano, quanto te ne occorrerà; te lo spediremo per mare su zattere fino a *Iafo, e tu lo farai trasportare a Gerusalemme».
17 Salomone fece fare il conto di tutti gli stranieri che si trovavano nel paese d'Israele, e dei quali già Davide suo padre aveva fatto il censimento. Se ne trovarono centocinquantatremilaseicento. 18 Ne prese settantamila per portar pesi, ottantamila per tagliar pietre nella montagna, e tremilaseicento per sorvegliare e far lavorare il popolo.
Footnotes
- 2 Cronache 2:10 Ventimila cori, circa seimila tonnellate.
- 2 Cronache 2:10 Ventimila bati, circa ottomila ettolitri.
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