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Solomon sent a message to King Huram[a] of Tyre: “Help me[b] as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs[c] for the construction of his palace.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:3 tn Heb “Huram.” Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:3 tn The words “help me” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:3 tn Heb “cedars.” The word “logs” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  4. 2 Chronicles 2:3 tn Heb “to build for him a house to live in it.”