God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 2:7
7“Send me a man who has the skill to work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron as well as purple, dark red, and violet cloth. He should know how to make engravings with the skilled men whom my father David provided for me in Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 2:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers, whom my father David provided.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore send me at once a man skillful to work in gold and silver, in bronze and iron, in purple and crimson and blue, who has skill to engrave with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
Context of 2 Chronicles 2:7
5The temple I am building will be great because our God is greater than all other gods. 6But who is able to build him a temple when heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold him? Who am I to build him a temple except as a place to sacrifice in his presence? “Send me a man who has the skill to work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron as well as purple, dark red, and violet cloth. He should know how to make engravings with the skilled men whom my father David provided for me in Judah and Jerusalem. 8Send me cedar, cypress, and sandalwood from Lebanon. I know that your servants are skilled Lebanese lumberjacks. My workers will work with your workers. 9They’ll prepare plenty of lumber for me, because the temple I want to build will be large and astonishing.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 22 Chronicles 2:7 word by word
וְעַתָּ֡ה שְֽׁלַֽח־לִ֣י אִישׁ־חָכָ֡ם לַעֲשׂוֹת֩ בַּזָּהָ֨ב וּבַכֶּ֜סֶף וּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁת וּבַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וּבָֽאַרְגְּוָן֙ וְכַרְמִ֣יל וּתְכֵ֔לֶת וְיֹדֵ֖עַ לְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתּוּחִ֑ים עִם־הַֽחֲכָמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר עִמִּי֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵכִ֖ין דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- me now therefore a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- cunningחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
- to workעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- in goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and in silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and in brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- and in ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
- and in purpleאַרְגְּוָן'argevân · purpleH710
- and crimsonכַּרְמִילkarmîyl · crimsonH3758
- and blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
- and that can skillיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- to graveפִּתּוּחַpittûach pittûach · engravingH6603
- to graveפָּתַחpâthach · to engraveH6605
- with me in Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- whom Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- did provideכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 2:7
- Exodus 31:3I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, making him highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable in all trades.
- 1 Kings 7:14Hiram was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father, a native of Tyre, was a skilled bronze craftsman. Hiram was highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable about all kinds of bronze craftsmanship. He came to King Solomon and did all his ⌞bronze⌟ work.
- Isaiah 28:26God will guide him in judgment, and his God will teach him.
- Isaiah 60:10“Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. In my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have compassion on you.
- 1 Chronicles 22:15You have many kinds of workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 2:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Send me - a man cunning to work - A person of great ingenuity, who is capable of planning and directing, and who may be over the other artists.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7See 1 Kings 5:6, note; 1 Kings 7:13, note. Purple - “Purple, crimson, and blue,” would be needed for the hangings of the temple, which, in this respect, as in others, was conformed to the pattern of the tabernacle (see Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1, etc.). Hiram‘s power of “working in purple, crimson,” etc., was probably a knowledge of the best modes of dyeing cloth these colors. The Phoenicians, off whose coast the murex was commonly taken, were famous as…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Send me now therefore a man cunning to work--Masons and carpenters were not asked for. Those whom David had obtained (1Ch 14:1) were probably still remaining in Jerusalem, and had instructed others. But he required a master of works; a person capable, like Bezaleel (Ex 35:31), of superintending and directing every department; for, as the division of labor was at that time little known or observed, an overseer had to be possessed of very versatile…Read the comment
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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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