2 Chronicles 2:7-13

7 “Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers, whom my father David provided.

8 “Send me also cedar, juniper and algum^[a] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work with yours

9 to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent.

10 I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors^[b] of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors^[c] of barley, twenty thousand baths^[d] of wine and twenty thousand baths of olive oil.”

11 Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king.”

12 And Hiram added: “Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the LORD and a palace for himself.

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

2 Chronicles 2:7-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 2

Solomon intending to build a temple for God, and a palace for himself, sent to Hiram, king of Tyre, to furnish him with materials and workmen, 2Ch 2:1-10, to which Hiram returned an agreeable answer, 2Ch 2:11-16, and for this service Solomon numbered all the strangers in Israel, 2Ch 2:17,18.

Cross References

• 1. ver 13-14; S Exodus 35:31; 1 Chronicles 22:16
• 2. Ezra 3:7
• 3. 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Chronicles 9:8
• 4. Nehemiah 9:6; Psalms 8:3; Psalms 33:6; Psalms 96:5; Psalms 102:25; Psalms 146:6
• 5. S 1 Kings 7:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Probably a variant of "almug"
• [b]. That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,200 metric tons of wheat
• [c]. That is, probably about 3,000 tons or about 2,700 metric tons of barley
• [d]. That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters