2 Chronicles 2:15

15 “Now let my lord send his servants the wheat and barley and the olive oil and wine he promised,

2 Chronicles 2:15 in Other Translations

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:

15 Now therefore the wheat and barley, oil and wine, of which my lord has spoken, let him send to his servants.

15 “Send along the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine that my lord has mentioned.

15 "Go ahead and send the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine you promised for my work crews.

15 Now, let my lord send the wheat, barley, oil, and wine to his servants as promised.

2 Chronicles 2:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 2:15

Now therefore, the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the
wine, which my lord hath spoken of
In his letter to him, ( 2 Chronicles 2:10 ) as for the phrase "my lord", which some think is used, because Hiram was tributary to Solomon, it may only be a respectful way of speaking:

let him send unto his servants;
Hiram accepted thereof as a proper reward for the work of his servants.

2 Chronicles 2:15 In-Context

13 “I am sending you Huram-Abi, a man of great skill,

14 whose mother was from Dan and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father.

15 “Now let my lord send his servants the wheat and barley and the olive oil and wine he promised,

16 and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need and will float them as rafts by sea down to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem.”

17 Solomon took a census of all the foreigners residing in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600.

Cross References

• 1. ver 10; Ezra 3:7