2 Chronicles 2:3

3 Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram at Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace.

2 Chronicles 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 2:3

And Solomon sent to Huram king of Tyre
The same with Hiram, ( 1 Kings 5:1 ) and from whence it appears, that Huram first sent a letter to Solomon to congratulate him on his accession to the throne, which is not taken notice of here:

as thou didst deal with my father, and didst send him cedars to
build him an house to dwell therein;
see ( 1 Chronicles 14:1 ) , even so deal with me; which words are a supplement.

2 Chronicles 2:3 In-Context

1 Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD, and also a royal palace for himself.

2 He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen.

3 Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram at Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace.

4 I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.

5 “This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew Huram, a variant spelling of Hiram; also in 2:11 .