New King James Version
2 Chronicles 2:3
3Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.
2 Chronicles 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Solomon sent this message to Hiram king of Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father David when you sent him cedar to build a palace to live in.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: "As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram at Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace.
Context of 2 Chronicles 2:3
1Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal house for himself. 2Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. 4Behold, I am building a temple for the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to Him, to burn before Him sweet incense, for the continual showbread, for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the set feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. 5And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 22 Chronicles 2:3 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶל־חוּרָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ עִם־דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔י וַתִּֽשְׁלַֽח־ל֣וֹ אֲרָזִ֔ים לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֥וֹ בַ֖יִת לָשֶׁ֥בֶת בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- to Huramחוּרָםchûrâm · HiramH2361
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- As thou didst dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- with Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- him cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
- to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- him an houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
- to dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 2:3
- 1 Kings 5:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David.
- 2 Samuel 5:11Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house.
- 1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Solomon sent to Huram - This man's name is written חירם Chiram in Kings; and in Chronicles, חורם Churam : there is properly no difference, only a י yod and a ו vau interchanged. See on 1 Kings 5:2; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Huram, the form used throughout Chronicles (except 1 Chronicles 14:1) for the name both of the king and of the artisan whom he lent to Solomon 2 Chronicles 2:13; 2 Chronicles 4:11, 2 Chronicles 4:16, is a late corruption of the true native word, Hiram (marginal note and reference).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. Solomon sent to Huram--The correspondence was probably conducted on both sides in writing (2Ch 2:11; also see on 1Ki 5:8). As thou didst deal with David my father--This would seem decisive of the question whether the Huram then reigning in Tyre was David's friend (see on 1Ki 5:1-6). In opening the business, Solomon grounded his request for Tyrian aid on two reasons: 1. The temple he proposed to build must be a solid and permanent building because the…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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