Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 2:8
8Send me also cedar, cypress,1 and algum2 logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours
2 Chronicles 2:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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,
- New International Version (NIV)“Send me also cedar, juniper and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work with yours
- English Standard Version (ESV)Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also send me cedar and cypress and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and indeed my servants will be with your servants,
Context of 2 Chronicles 2:8
6But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him? 7Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours 9to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. 10I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
Read all of 2 Chronicles 22 Chronicles 2:8 word by word
וּֽשְׁלַֽח־לִי֩ עֲצֵ֨י אֲרָזִ֜ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֣ים וְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮ מֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ יֽוֹדְעִ֔ים לִכְר֖וֹת עֲצֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְהִנֵּ֥ה עֲבָדַ֖י עִם־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
- Send meשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
- cypressבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
- and algumאַלְגּוּמִּים'algûmmîym · algumH418
- logsעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
- from Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
- forכִּיkîy · forH3588
- Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
- knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- your servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- to cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
- And indeedהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- will work withעִם‛im · withH5973
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 2:8
- 1 Kings 5:6Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
- 1 Kings 10:11(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 2:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The cedar, known as Cedrus libani or "cedar of Lebanon," is famous for its beauty, height (up to 100 feet), and fragrant wood. Kings from Egypt, Phoenicia, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Greece used cedar wood from Lebanon to build temples and palaces. Algum logs was used to make supports for the Temple, possibly pillars or railings, as well as musical instruments (see 1 Kings 10:11). Although often mentioned in ancient texts, the exact type of this hard…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Send me ... cedar trees, &c.--The cedar and cypress were valued as being both rare and durable; the algum or almug trees (likewise a foreign wood), though not found on Lebanon, are mentioned as being procured through Huram (see on 1Ki 10:11).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 2:8 Or pine or juniper or fir ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 2:8 Algum is probably a variant of almug; see 1 Kings 10:11. ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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