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2 Chronicles 2:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 2:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon’s Letter to Hiram
2 [a]Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself,(A) 2 [b]so he assigned 70,000 men as porters, 80,000 men as stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 as supervisors over them.(B)
3 Then Solomon sent word to King Hiram[c](C) of Tyre:(D)
Do for me what you did for my father David. You sent him cedars to build him a house to live in.(E)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 2Ch 1:18 in Hb
- 2 Chronicles 2:2 2Ch 2:1 in Hb
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read Huram; 2Sm 5:11; 1Kg 5:1-2
2 Chronicles 2:1-3
New International Version
2 Chronicles 2:1-3
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.
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
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