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2 Chronicles 2 |
1 |
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. |