2 Chronicles 2:9

2 Chronicles 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
• New International Version (NIV)to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am to build will be great and wonderful.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the temple which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

Context of 2 Chronicles 2:9

7“So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David. 8“Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them. An immense amount of timber will be needed, for the Temple I am going to build will be very large and magnificent. 10In payment for your woodcutters, I will send 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil.” 11King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: “It is because the Lord loves his people that he has made you their king!

2 Chronicles 2:9 word by word

וּלְהָכִ֥ין לִ֛י עֵצִ֖ים לָרֹ֑ב כִּ֥י הַבַּ֛יִת אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י בוֹנֶ֖ה גָּד֥וֹל וְהַפְלֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Even to prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• me timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• in abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• which I am about to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• wonderfulפָּלָאpâlâ' · to wonderH6381
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 2:9

• 2 Chronicles 2:5“This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods.
• 2 Chronicles 7:21And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’
• 1 Kings 9:8And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 2:9

• Hiram
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Cut
• Graving
• Solomon
• Silver
• Temple
• Lebanon

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