2 Chronicles 2:3

Solomon sent this message to King Hiram of Tyre city: “ Many years ago when my father David was building his palace, you sent to him cedar logs. Will you send me cedar logs, too?

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2He selected 70,000 men to carry the building supplies and 80,000 men to cut stones ◄from quarries/walls of rock► in the hills. He also chose 3,600 men to supervise them.

4“We are about to build a temple where we will worship Yahweh our God. We want to dedicate it to be a place where we will burn fragrant incense to honor him, and a place to put loaves of sacred bread, and for making sacrifices every morning and every evening and every Sabbath day, and to celebrate on the day of every new moon and at other special religious festivals to honor Yahweh our God. We want to do those things forever, like Yahweh has commanded.

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Cross References

Exodus 25:30On the table, in front of the chest, there must always be the loaves of sacred bread that the priests have offered to me.”

Exodus 29:39One lamb must be sacrificed in the morning, and one must be sacrificed in the evening.

Exodus 30:7Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on this altar. He must burn some every morning when he takes care of the lamps,

Leviticus 23:2“Tell the Israeli people about the festivals that I have chosen, the days when you all must gather together to worship me.”

Numbers 28:11“On the first day of each month, you must bring to me an offering of two young bulls, one male sheep, and seven male lambs that are one-year-old. All of these must be without defects. They must all be burned completely on the altar.

1 Kings 5:1Hiram, the king of Tyre city, had always been a close friend of King David. When he heard that Solomon had been appointed to become the king after his father was no longer king, he sent some messengers to Solomon to congratulate him.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:2-11

Preparations to Build the Temple. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the Lord , and a 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 a house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 4 Behold, I build a… Read the whole commentary →

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