2 Chronicles 2:9

9 to prepare logs for me in abundance because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.

2 Chronicles 2:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 2:9

Even to prepare me timber in abundance
Since he would want a large quantity for raftering, cieling, wainscoting, and flooring the temple:

for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great;
as to its structure and ornaments.

2 Chronicles 2:9 In-Context

7 Therefore, send me a craftsman who is skilled in engraving to work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. [He will work] with the craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, appointed by my father David.
8 Also, send me cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut the trees of Lebanon. Note that my servants will be with your servants
9 to prepare logs for me in abundance because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
10 I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the trees, 100,000 bushels of wheat flour, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of oil.
11 Then King Hiram of Tyre wrote a letter and sent [it] to Solomon: Because the Lord loves His people, He set you over them as king.
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