2 Chronicles 2:7-8

7 "Now ¹send me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass and iron, and in purple, crimson and violet fabrics, and who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled men ²whom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

8 "³Send me also cedar, cypress and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed ⁴my servants will work with your servants,

2 Chronicles 2:7-8 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. Exodus 31:3-5; 2 Chronicles 2:13, 14
• 2. 1 Chronicles 22:15
• 3. 1 Kings 5:6
• 4. 2 Chronicles 9:10, 11

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "who are with me"