Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 2
(1 Kings 5:1–6)
2So he conscriptedוַיִּסְפֹּ֨רvai.yis.PorH5608H801070,000שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אִ֣ישׁshiv.'Im 'e.lef 'ishH7657H505H376portersסַבָּ֔לsa.BalH5449,80,000וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁu.she.mo.Nim 'E.lef 'ishH8084H505H376stonecuttersחֹצֵ֣בcho.TzevH2672in the mountainsבָּהָ֑רba.HarH2022,and 3,600שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ פshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.Fim ve.Shesh me.'otH7969H505H8337H3967supervisorsוּמְנַצְּחִ֣ים עֲלֵיהֶ֔םu.me.na.tze.Chim 'a.lei.HemH5329H5921.
3Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Hiramחוּרָ֥םchu.RamH2361kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑רtzor le.MorH6865H559: “Do for me asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213forעִם־'im-H5973my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732when you sentוַתִּֽשְׁלַֽח־va.tish.lach-H7971himcedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730to buildH1129himselfa houseH1004to liveלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in.
4Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009H589,I am about to buildH1129a houseH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁ֣ם׀le.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my GodH430to dedicateלְהַקְדִּ֣ישׁle.hak.DishH6942to Himfor burningלְהַקְטִ֣ירle.hak.TirH6999fragrantסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹֽרֶת־ke.to.ret-H7004before Himלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440,for displaying the showbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶתu.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635continuouslyתָּמִ֤ידta.MidH8548,and for making burnt offeringsוְעֹלוֹת֙ve.'o.lOtH5930every morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעֶ֔רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153as well as on the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676,New Moonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320,and appointed feastsוּֽלְמוֹעֲדֵ֖יu.le.mo.'a.DeiH4150of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our GodH430.Thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063is ordained forעַל־'al-H5921Israel foreverלְעוֹלָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.'o.Lam Yis.ra.'ElH3478H5769.
6But whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is ableיַעֲצָר־ כֹּ֙חַ֙ya.'a.tzor- ko.achH6113H3581to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him,sinceכִּ֧יkiH3588the heavensH8064,even the highest heavensH8064,cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808contain Himיְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּye.khal.ke.Lu.huH3557?Who thenוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310am Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589,thatH834I should buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him,exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518as a placeto burn sacrificesלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999before Himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440?
7SendH7971me,thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,a craftsmanאִישׁ־ חָכָ֡ם'ish- cha.KhamH376H2450skilledH3045in engravingלְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתּוּחִ֑יםle.fa.Te.ach pi.tu.ChimH6605H6603to workלַעֲשׂוֹת֩la.'a.sOtH6213with goldבַּזָּהָ֨בba.za.HavH2091and silverוּבַכֶּ֜סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701,with bronzeוּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַבַּרְזֶ֗לu.va.bar.ZelH1270,and with purpleוּבָֽאַרְגְּוָן֙u.va.'ar.ge.VanH710,crimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758,and blue yarnוּתְכֵ֔לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504.He will work withH5973my craftsmenהַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםha.cha.kha.MimH2450H834H5973in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whomH834my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732providedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559.
8Send meוּֽשְׁלַֽח־u.she.lach-H7971alsocedarאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730,cypressבְּרוֹשִׁ֣יםbe.ro.ShimH1265,and algumוְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮ve.'al.gu.MimH418logsH6086from Lebanonמֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒me.ha.le.va.nOnH3844,forH3588IH589knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatH834your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have skillיֽוֹדְעִ֔יםyod.'ImH3045to cutלִכְר֖וֹתlikh.RotH3772timberH6086thereלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844.And indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,my servantsעֲבָדַ֖י'a.va.DaiH5650will work withעִם־'im-H5973yoursעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650
10וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009I will payH5414your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,the woodcuttersלַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀ לְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י׀ הָעֵצִ֡יםla.cho.te.Vim le.kho.re.Tei ha.'e.TzimH2404H3772H6086,20,000עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242H505corsכֹּרִים֙ko.RimH3734of groundמַכּ֜וֹתma.KotH4347wheatחִטִּ֨ים׀chi.TimH2406,20,000עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אָ֑לֶף'es.Rim 'A.lefH6242H505corsכֹּרִ֖יםko.RimH3734of barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֕יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,20,000עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242H505bathsבַּתִּים֙ba.TimH1324of wineוְיַ֗יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,and 20,000עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃ פ'es.Rim 'A.lefH6242H505bathsבַּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1324of olive oilוְשֶׁ֕מֶןve.She.menH8081.”
Hiram’s Reply to Solomon
(1 Kings 5:7–12)
11ThenH559HiramH2361kingH4428of Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865wrote a letterבִּכְתָ֔בbikh.TavH3791in replyוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010: “Because the LORDH3068lovesבְּאַהֲבַ֤תbe.'a.ha.VatH160H853His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,He has set youH5414over themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921as kingH4428.”
12And HiramH2361addedוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559: “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776!Heאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has givenנָתַן֩na.TanH5414Kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidלְדָוִ֨ידle.da.VidH1732a wiseH2450H3045sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121with insightשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922and understandingH998,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129a templeבַּ֙יִת֙ba.yitH1004for the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and a royalלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438palace for himselfוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004.
14He is the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a womanאִשָּׁ֞ה'i.ShahH802fromמִן־min-H4480the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Danדָּ֗ןDanH1835,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1is a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִ֡יtzo.RiH6876.He is skilledיוֹדֵ֡עַyo.De.a'H3045in workלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with goldבַּזָּֽהָב־ba.za.hov-H2091and silverוּ֠בַכֶּסֶףU.va.ke.sefH3701,bronzeבַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironבַּבַּרְזֶ֜לba.bar.ZelH1270,stoneבָּאֲבָנִ֣יםba.'a.va.NimH68and woodוּבָעֵצִ֗יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086,purpleבָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ןba.'ar.ga.ManH713,blueבַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ba.te.Khe.letH8504,and crimson yarnוּבַכַּרְמִ֔ילu.va.kar.MilH3758,and fine linenוּבַבּ֣וּץu.va.ButzH948.He is experienced in every kindכָּל־kol-H3605of engravingוּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙ פִּתּ֔וּחַu.le.fa.Te.ach pi.Tu.achH6605H6603and can executeוְלַחְשֹׁ֖בve.lach.ShoH2803anyכָּל־kol-H3605designמַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתma.cha.Sha.vetH4284thatH834is givenיִנָּֽתֶן־yi.na.ten-H5414him.He will work withעִם־'im-H5973your craftsmenחֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khaH2450and with thoseוְֽחַכְמֵ֔יve.chakh.MeiH2450of my lordH113,your fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732.
15Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258let my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113sendיִשְׁלַ֖חyish.LachH7971to his servantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650the wheatהַחִטִּ֨יםha.chi.TimH2406,barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֜יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184,olive oilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081,and wineוְהַיַּ֙יִן֙ve.hai.Ya.yinH3196אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he promisedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559.
16Weוַ֠אֲנַחְנוּVa.'a.nach.nuH587will cutנִכְרֹ֨תnikh.RotH3772logsעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086fromמִן־min-H4480Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844,as manyH3605as you needצָרְכֶּ֔ךָtza.re.Ke.khaH6878,and we will float themוּנְבִיאֵ֥םu.ne.vi.'EmH935to youas raftsרַפְסֹד֖וֹתraf.so.DotH7513byעַל־'al-H5921seaיָ֣םyamH3220down to Joppaיָפ֑וֹya.FoH3305.Then youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859can take them upתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”
17Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010numberedוַיִּסְפֹּ֣רvai.yis.PorH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605the foreignהַגֵּירִים֙ha.gei.RimH1616menH376אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478followingאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the censusהַסְּפָ֔רha.se.FarH5610אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834סְפָרָ֖םse.fa.RamH5608his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732had conducted,and there were found to beוַיִּמָּצְא֗וּvai.yi.ma.tze.'UH4672153,600וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙va.cha.mi.ShimH3967H2572H505H7969H8337in all.
18Solomon madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH621370,000 of themשִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙shiv.'Im 'e.lefH7657H505portersסַבָּ֔לsa.BalH5449,80,000וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףu.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH8084H505stonecuttersחֹצֵ֣בcho.TzevH2672in the mountainsבָּהָ֑רba.HarH2022,and 3,600וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹתu.she.Lo.shet 'a.la.Fim ve.Shesh me.'otH7969H505H8337H3967supervisorsמְנַצְּחִ֖ים לְהַעֲבִ֥יד הָעָֽם׃me.na.tze.Chim le.ha.'a.Vid ha.'AmH5329H5647H5971אֶת־'et-H853.
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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