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2 Chronicles 2:11-18
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11 King Huram[a] of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king.” 12 Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given King David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.[b] 13 Now I am sending you Huram Abi,[c] a skilled and capable man, 14 whose mother is a Danite and whose father is a Tyrian.[d] He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stones, and wood, as well as purple, blue, white, and crimson fabrics. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and understands any design given to him. He will work with your skilled craftsmen and the skilled craftsmen of my lord David your father. 15 Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised; 16 we will get all the timber you need from Lebanon[e] and bring it[f] in raft-like bundles[g] by sea to Joppa. You can then haul it on up to Jerusalem.”

17 Solomon took a census of[h] all the male resident foreigners[i] in the land of Israel, after the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600 in all. 18 He designated[j] 70,000 as common laborers,[k] 80,000 as stonecutters[l] in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work.[m]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 2:11 tn Heb “Huram” (also in v. 12). 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 2:12 tn Heb “who has given to King David a wise son knowing discernment and insight, who will build a house for the Lord and house for his kingship.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:13 sn The name Huram Abi means “Huram [is] my father.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 2:14 tn Heb “a son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father a man of Tyre.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 2:16 tn Heb “and we will cut down trees from Lebanon according to all your need.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 2:16 tn Heb “to you,” but this phrase has not been translated for stylistic reasons—it is somewhat redundant.
  7. 2 Chronicles 2:16 tn Or “on rafts.” See the note at 1 Kgs 5:9.
  8. 2 Chronicles 2:17 tn Heb “Solomon counted.”
  9. 2 Chronicles 2:17 sn The term גֵּר (ger) refers to a foreign resident, but with different social implications in different settings. In Mosaic Law the resident foreigner was essentially a naturalized citizen and convert to worshiping the God of Israel (see Exod 12:19, 48; Deut 29:10-13).
  10. 2 Chronicles 2:18 tn Heb “appointed from them.”
  11. 2 Chronicles 2:18 tn Heb “carriers of loads.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 2:18 tn Or “quarry workers”; Heb “cutters” (probably referring to stonecutters).
  13. 2 Chronicles 2:18 tn Heb “and thirty-six hundred [as] supervisors to compel the people to work.”
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2 Chronicles 2:11-18
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Covenant with Huram King of Tyre

11 Then Huram king of Tyre said in a letter [a]sent to Solomon: “(A)Because Yahweh loves His people, He has given you to be king over them.” 12 Then Huram said, “Blessed be (B)Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, knowledgeable in insight and understanding, (C)who will build a house for Yahweh and a [b]royal palace for himself.

13 “So now, I am sending Huram-abi, a wise man, who is knowledgeable in understanding, 14 (D)the son of a [c]Danite woman and [d]a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, linen, and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to devise any design which may be given to him, to work with your wise men and with the wise men of my lord David your father. 15 So now, let my lord send to his servants wheat and barley, oil and wine, of (E)which he has spoken. 16 (F)And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.”

17 Then Solomon numbered all the sojourners who were in the land of Israel, (G)following the [e]census which his father David had [f]taken; and 153,600 were found. 18 (H)And he made 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 as hewers of stone in the mountains and 3,600 directors to make the people work.

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:11 Lit and sent
  2. 2 Chronicles 2:12 Lit house for his royalty
  3. 2 Chronicles 2:14 Lit a woman of the daughters of Dan
  4. 2 Chronicles 2:14 Lit whose father is a Tyrian man
  5. 2 Chronicles 2:17 Lit numbering
  6. 2 Chronicles 2:17 Lit numbered of them
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