2:1 And Solomon said that he would build a
house to the name of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.
2:2 And Solomon gathered seventy thousand men that bore burdens, and eighty
thousand hewers of stone in the mountain, and [there were] three thousand
six hundred superintendents over them.
2:3 And Solomon sent to Chiram king of Tyre, saying, Whereas thou didst deal
[favourably] with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build for
himself a house to dwell in,
2:4 behold, I also his son am building a house to the came of the Lord my
God, to consecrate it to him, to burn incense before him, and [to offer]
shewbread continually, and to offer up whole-burnt-offerings continually
morning and evening, and on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the
feasts of the Lord our God: this [is] a perpetual [statute] for Israel.
2:5 And the house which I am building [is to be] great: for the Lord our God
[is] great beyond all gods.
2:6 And who will be able to build him a house? for the heaven and heaven of
heavens do not bear his glory: and who am I, that I should build him a
house, save only to burn incense before him?
2:7 And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver,
and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and
one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in
Juda and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.
2:8 And send me from Libanus cedar wood, and wood of juniper, and pine; for
I know that thy servants are skilled in cutting timber in Libanus: and,
behold, thy servants shall go with my servants,
2:9 to prepare timber for me in abundance: for the house which I am building
[must be] great and glorious.
2:10 And, behold, I have given freely to thy servants that work and cut the
wood, corn for food, [even] twenty thousand measures of wheat, and twenty
thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and
twenty thousand measures of oil.
2:11 And Chiram king of Tyre answered in writing, and sent to Solomon,
saying, Because the Lord loved his people, he made thee king over them.
2:12 And Chiram said, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven
and earth, who has given to king David a wise son, and one endowed with
knowledge and understanding, who shall build a house for the Lord, and a
house for his kingdom.
2:13 And now I have sent thee a wise and understanding man [who belonged] to
Chiram my father
2:14 (his mother [was] of the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a
Tyrian), skilled to work in gold, an in silver, and in brass, and in iron,
and in stones and wood; and to weave with purple, and blue, and fine linen,
and scarlet; and to engrave, and to understand every device, whatsoever thou
shalt give him [to do] with thy craftsmen, and the craftsmen of my lord
David thy father.
2:15 And now, the wheat, and the barley, and the oil, and the wine which my
lord mentioned, let him send to his servants.
2:16 And we will cut timber out of Libanus according to all thy need, and we
will bring it on rafts to the sea of Joppa, and thou shalt bring it to
Jerusalem.
2:17 And Solomon gathered all the foreigners that were in the land of
Israel, after the numbering with which David his father numbered them; and
there were found a hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.
2:18 And he made of them seventy thousand burden-bearers, and eighty
thousand hewers of stone, and three thousand six hundred taskmasters over
the people. |
2:1 And Solomon determined to build an house
for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2:2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens,
and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six
hundred to oversee them.
2:3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal
with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to
dwell therein, even so deal with me.
2:4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it
to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual
shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths,
and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is
an ordinance for ever to Israel.
2:5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all
gods.
2:6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of
heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house,
save only to burn sacrifice before him?
2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and
in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can
skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in
Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
2:8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon:
for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and,
behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
2:9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about
to build shall be wonderful great.
2:10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber,
twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of
barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
2:11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to
Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over
them.
2:12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made
heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with
prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an
house for his kingdom.
2:13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram
my father's,
2:14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of
Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone,
and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also
to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be
put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David
thy father.
2:15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which
my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
2:16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we
will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up
to Jerusalem.
2:17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel,
after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they
were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
2:18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of
burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three
thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. |