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CHAP. II.
1 and 17 Solomons labourers for the building of the Temple. 3 His embassage to Huram for workemen and prouision of stuffe. 11 Huram sendeth him a kinde answere.
1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the Name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.
3 ¶ And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou diddest deale with Dauid my father, and diddest send him Cedars to builde him an house to dwell therein, euen so deale with me.3
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burne before him sweet incense, and for the continuall shew-bread, and for the burnt offrings morning and euening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new Moones, and on the solemne feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for euer to Israel.4
5 And the house which I build, is great: for great is our God aboue all gods.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heauen, and heauen of heauens cannot conteine him? who am I then that I should build him an house? saue onely to burne sacrifice before him?6
7 Send me now therefore a man, cunning to worke in gold and in siluer, and in brasse, and in yron, and in purple and crimson, and blew, and that can skil to graue, with the cunning men that are with me in Iudah, and in Ierusalem, whome Dauid my father did prouide.7
8 Send me also Cedar trees, firre trees, and Algume trees, out of Lebanon: (for I know that thy seruants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon) and behold, my seruants shalbe with thy seruants,8
9 Euen to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build, shalbe wonderfull great.9
12 Huram said moreouer, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel that made heauen and earth, who hath giuen to Dauid the King a wise sonne, indued with prudence and vnderstanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdome.12
13 And now I haue sent a cunning man (indued with vnderstanding) of Huram my fathers:
16 And wee will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need, and wee will bring it to thee in flotes by sea to Ioppa, and thou shalt carie it vp to Ierusalem.16
17 ¶ And Solomon numbred all the strangers that were in the lande of Israel, after the numbring wherewith Dauid his father had numbred them: and they were found an hundred and fiftie thousand, and three thousand and sixe hundred.17
18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourescore thousand to be hewers in the mountaine, and three thousand and sixe hundred ouerseers to set the people a worke.18
2 Chronicles Chapter 2 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
3 Or, Hiram, 1.King.5.1.
4 Heb. incense of spices.
6 1.King.8. 27. 2.chro. 6.18. , Heb. hath retained, or obtained strength.
7 Heb. to graue grauings.
8 Or, Al. muggim, 1.Kin.10.11.
9 Heb. great and wonderfull.
12 Heb. knowing prudence and vnderstanding.
16 Heb. according to all thy need. , Heb. Iapho
17 As Ver. 3. , Hebr. the men the strangers.
18 As it is ver. 1.
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