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2:1 Solomon <08010> ordered <0559> a temple <01004> to be built <01129> to honor <08034> the Lord <03068>, as well as a royal <04438> palace <01004> for himself. 2:2 Solomon <08010> had <05608> 70,000 <0505> <07657> common laborers <05449> <0376> and 80,000 <0505> <08084> stonecutters <02672> <0376> in the hills <02022>, in addition <05921> to 3,600 <03967> <08337> <0505> <07969> supervisors <05329>. 2:3 Solomon <08010> sent <07971> a message to <0413> King <04428> Huram <02361> of Tyre <06865>: “Help me as <0834> you did <06213> my father <01> David <01732>, when you sent <07971> him cedar <0730> logs for the construction <01129> of his palace <03427> <01004>. 2:4 Look <02009>, I <0589> am ready to build <01129> a temple <01004> to honor <08034> the Lord <03069> my God <0430> and to dedicate <06942> it to him in order to burn <06999> fragrant <05561> incense <07004> before <06440> him, to set out the bread that is regularly <08548> displayed <04635>, and to offer burnt sacrifices <05930> each morning <01242> and evening <06153>, and on Sabbaths <07676>, new moon <02320> festivals <04150>, and at other times appointed by the Lord <03069> our God <0430>. This <02063> is something Israel <03478> must do on <05921> a permanent <05769> basis. 2:5 I <0589> will build <01129> a great <01419> temple <01004>, for <03588> our God <0430> is greater <01419> than all <03605> gods <0430>. 2:6 Of course, who <04310> can <03581> <06113> really build <01129> a temple <01004> for <03588> him, since the sky <08064> and the highest <08064> heavens <08064> cannot <03808> contain <03557> him? Who <04310> am I <0589> that <0834> I should build <01129> him a temple <01004>! It will really be only <0518> a place to offer sacrifices <06999> before <06440> him. 2:7 “Now <06258> send <07971> me a man <0376> who is skilled <02450> in working <06213> with gold <02091>, silver <03701>, bronze <05178>, and iron <01270>, as well as purple <0710>, crimson <03758>, and violet <08504> colored fabrics, and who knows <03045> how to engrave <06603> <06605>. He will work with <05973> my skilled craftsmen <02450> here in Jerusalem <03389> and Judah <03063>, whom <0834> my father <01> David <01732> provided <03559>. 2:8 Send <07971> me cedars <0730>, evergreens <01265>, and algum <0418> trees <06086> from Lebanon <03844>, for <03588> I <0589> know <03045> your servants <05650> are adept <03045> at cutting down <03772> trees <06086> in Lebanon <03844>. My servants <05650> will work with <05973> your servants <05650> 2:9 to supply <03559> me with large quantities <07230> of timber <06086>, for <03588> I <0589> am building <01129> a great <01419>, magnificent <06381> temple <01004>. 2:10 Look <02009>, I will pay <05414> your servants <05650> who cut <03772> the timber <06086> 20,000 kors <03734> of ground <04347> wheat <02406>, 20,000 <0505> <06242> kors <03734> of barley <08184>, 120,000 <06242> gallons <01324> of wine <03196>, and 120,000 <0505> <06242> <0505> <06242> <0505> gallons <01324> of olive oil <08081>.” 2:11 King <04428> Huram <02361> of Tyre <06865> sent <07971> this letter <03791> to <0413> Solomon <08010>: “Because the Lord <03068> loves <0160> his people <05971>, he has made <05414> you their king <04428>.” 2:12 Huram <02361> also said <0559>, “Worthy of praise <01288> is the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, who <0834> made <06213> the sky <08064> and the earth <0776>! He has given <05414> David <01732> a wise <02450> son <01121> who has discernment <07922> <03045> and insight <0998> and will build <01129> a temple <01004> for the Lord <03068>, as well as a royal <04438> palace <01004> for himself. 2:13 Now <06258> I am sending <07971> you Huram <02361> Abi <01>, a skilled <02450> and capable <0998> <03045> man <0376>, 2:14 whose mother <0802> is a Danite <01835> <01323> and whose father <01> is a Tyrian <06876> <0376>. He knows <03045> how to work <06213> with gold <02091>, silver <03701>, bronze <05178>, iron <01270>, stones <068>, and wood <06086>, as well as purple <0713>, violet <08504>, white <0948>, and crimson <03758> fabrics <0948>. He knows how to do <06605> all <03605> kinds of engraving <06603> and understands <02803> any <03605> design <04284> given <05414> to him. He will work with <05973> your skilled craftsmen <02450> and the skilled craftsmen <02450> of my lord <0113> David <01732> your father <01>. 2:15 Now <06258> let my lord <0113> send <07971> to his servants <05650> the wheat <02406>, barley <08184>, olive oil <08081>, and wine <03196> he has promised <0559>; 2:16 we <0587> will get <03772> all <03605> the timber <06086> you need <06878> from <04480> Lebanon <03844> and bring <0935> it in raft-like bundles <07513> by <05921> sea <03220> to Joppa <03305>. You <0859> can then haul <05927> it on up <05927> to Jerusalem <03389>.”

• 2Ch 2:1-18 -- Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  [isbe] SOLOMON - sol'-o-mun (shelomoh; New Testament Solomon): I. EARLY LIFE 1. Name and Meaning 2. Sources 3. Birth and Upbringing 4. His Accession 5. Closing Days of David II. REIGN OF SOLOMON 1. His Vision 2. His Policy 3. Its R...
  [smith] (peaceful). I. Early life and occasion to the throne . --Solomon was the child of David?s old age, the last born of all his sons. (1 Chronicles 3:5) The yearnings of the "man of war" led him to give to the new-horn infant ...
  [nave] SOLOMON Son of David by Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:24; 1 Kin. 1:13, 17, 21. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet, 2 Sam. 12:24, 25. Ancestor of Joseph, Matt. 1:6. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel, 1 Kin. 1:11-48; 2:12; 1...
  

• Hiram

  [ebd] high-born. (1.) Generally "Huram," one of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:5). (2.) Also "Huram" and "Horam," king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace by sending him able workme...
  [isbe] HIRAM - hi'-ram (chiram; Septuagint Chiram, but Cheiram, in 2 Sam 5:11; 1 Ch 14:1): There is some confusion regarding the form of this name. In the books of Samuel and Kings the prevailing form is "Hiram" (chiram); but in 1 ...
  [nave] HIRAM 1. Called Huram, king of Tyre. Builds a house for David, 2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1; 2 Chr. 2:3. Aids Solomon in building the temple, 1 Kin. 5; 2 Chr. 2:3-16. Dissatisfied with cities given by Solomon, 1 Kin. 9:11-13. ...
  

• Tyre

  [ebd] a rock, now es-Sur; an ancient Phoenician city, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. Sidon was the oldest Phoenician city, but Tyre had a longer and more illustrious history. The commerce o...
  [nave] TYRE 1. Kingdom of, Hiram, king of, 1 Kin. 5:1; 2 Chr. 2:3. Sends material to David for his palace, 2 Chr. 2:3. Men and materials sent from, to Solomon, for the erection of the temple and his castles, 1 Kin. 5:1-11; 9:10, ...
  

• TEMPLE, A1

  [isbe] TEMPLE, A1 - tem'-p'l (hekhal, "palace"; sometimes, as in 1 Ki 6:3,5, etc.; Ezek 41:1,15 ff, used for "the holy place" only; bayith, "house," thus always in the Revised Version (British and American); hieron, naos): A. STRUC...
  

• HURAM

  [isbe] HURAM - hu'-ram (churam, "noble-born"): (1) Grandson of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:5). (2) King of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon. So named in 2 Ch 2:3,11,12; 8:2; 9:10,21, but elsewhere written HIRAM (which see). (3) The Tyr...
  [smith] (noble born). A Benjamite; son of Bela, the first-born of the patriarch. (1 Chronicles 8:5) The form in which the name of the king of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon --and elsewhere given as HIRAM, OR HURAM-- appe...
  

• Liberality

  [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...
  

• Temple

  [nave] TEMPLE. Solomon's Called also Temple of the Lord, 2 Kin. 11:10; Holy Temple, Psa. 79:1; Holy House, 1 Chr. 29:3; House of God, 1 Chr. 29:2; 2 Chr. 23:9; House of the Lord, 2 Chr. 23:5, 12; Jer. 28:5; Father's House, John 2...
  

• Carving

  [smith] The arts of carving and engraving were much in request in the construction of both the tabernacle and the temple. (Exodus 31:5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18,35; Psalms 74:6) as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses. ...
  [nave] CARVING Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees, 1 Kin. 6:18, 29, 32, 35; Psa. 74:6. Beds decorated with, Prov. 7:16. Idols manufactured by, Deut. 7:5; Isa. 44:9-17; 45:20; H...
  

• SKILL; SKILFUL

  [isbe] SKILL; SKILFUL - skil, skil'-fool (forms of yadha` (2 Ch 2:14, etc.), bin (1 Ch 15:22), sakhal (Dan 1:4, etc.), lamadh (1 Ch 5:18), chakham (1 Ch 28:21), charash (Ezek 21:31), yaTabh (Ps 33:3); in Apocrypha empeiria (The Wis...
  

• Joppa

  [ebd] beauty, a town in the portion of Dan (Josh. 19:46; A.V., "Japho"), on a sandy promontory between Caesarea and Gaza, and at a distance of 30 miles north-west from Jerusalem. It is one of the oldest towns in Asia. It was and s...
  [isbe] JOPPA - jop'-a (yapho, yapho'; Ioppe): In Josh 19:46 the King James Version called "Japho," a city in the territory allotted to Dan; but there is nothing to show that in pre-exilic times it ever passed into Israelite hands. ...
  [nave] JOPPA A seaport, Josh. 19:46. Exports from, 2 Chr. 2:16; Ezra 3:7. Passenger traffic from, Jonah 1:3. Peter performs a miracle at, Acts 9:36-43; has a vision of a sheet let down from heaven at, Acts 10:9-18.
  

• CRAFTS

  [isbe] CRAFTS - || I. SOURCES OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRAFTS OF THE BIBLE 1. Written Records and Discoveries of Craftsmanship (1) Jewish (2) Canaanitish and Phoenician (3) Assyrian and Babylonian (4) Egyptian 2. Post-Biblical Writi...
  

• OIL

  [isbe] OIL - oil (shemen; elaion): 1. Terms 2. Production and Storage 3. Uses (1) As a Commodity of Exchange (2) As a Cosmetic (3) As a Medicine (4) As a Food (5) As an Illuminant (6) In Religious Rites (a) Consecration (b) Offerin...
  

• PURPLE

  [isbe] PURPLE - pur'-p'-l ('argaman; Chaldaic 'argewan (2 Ch 2:7); compare Arabic 'urjuwan, and Persian 'arghawan; porphura, porphureos Septuagint and New Testament)): Purple dye was manufactured by the Phoenicians from a marine mo...
  

• Heaven

  [nave] HEAVEN. God's Dwelling Place Deut. 26:15 Zech. 2:13; Isa. 63:15. 1 Kin. 8:30 vs. 39,43,49;; 2 Chr. 6:18, 21, 27, 30, 33, 35, 39; Jer. 23:24. 1 Chr. 16:31; 1 Chr. 21:26 2 Chr. 7:14; Neh. 9:27. 2 Chr. 2:6; 2 Chr. 30:27; Job ...
  

• Goldsmith

  [nave] GOLDSMITH, 2 Chr. 2:7, 14; Neh. 3:8, 31, 32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6. See: Gold.
  

• Algum

  [ebd] (2 Chr. 2:8; 9:10,11), the same as almug (1 Kings 10:11).
  [nave] ALGUM, called also Almug, trees of Ophir and Lebanon, 1 Kin. 10:11, 12; 2 Chr. 2:8; 9:10, 11.
  

• Arts and Crafts

  [nave] ARTS AND CRAFTS. Primitive Invention of musical instruments and instruments of iron and copper, Gen. 4:21, 22. Carpentry, Gen. 6:14-16; Ex. 31:2-9. Of the perfumer, Ex. 30:25, 35; armorer, 1 Sam. 8:12; baker, Gen. 40:1; ...
  

• CORN

  [smith] The most common kinds were wheat, barley, spelt, Authorized Version, (Exodus 9:32) and Isai 28:25 "Rye;" (Ezekiel 4:9) "fitches" and millet; oats are mentioned only by rabbinical writers. Our Indian corn was unknown in Bible ...
  

• TRADE

  [isbe] TRADE - trad: I. GENERAL 1. Terms 2. Position of Palestine 3. Trade Products of Palestine 4. Palestinian Traders II. HISTORY 1. To David 2. Solomon 3. Maritime Trade 4. To the Exile 5. The Exile and After LITERATURE I. Gener...
  

• TEMPLE, B

  [isbe] TEMPLE, B - B. IN CRITICISM I. ALLEGED LACK OF HARMONY BETWEEN EARLIER (KINGS) AND LATER (CODE OF HAMMURABI) VERSIONS OF TEMPLE BUILDING 1. Second Version Not a Facsimile of First 2. The Two Versions Differ as to the Builder...
  

• The Construction of the Temple

  

• The Temple's Furnishings

  

• [2Ch 2:4] Father, Let Me Dedicate

  Father, let me dedicate, all this year to Thee, In whatever worldly state Thou wilt have me be: Not from sorrow, pain or care, freedom dare I claim; This alone shall be my prayer, glorify Thy Name. Can a child presume to choose where or how to live? Can a Father’s love refuse all the best to give? More Thou givest every day than the best can claim Nor withholdest aught that may glorify Thy Name. If in mercy Thou wilt spare joys that yet are mine; If on life, serene and fair, brighter rays may shine; Let my glad heart, while it sings, Thee in all proclaim, And, whate’er the future brings, glorify Thy Name. If Thou callest to the cross, and its shadow come, Turning all my gain to loss, shrouding heart and home; Let me think how Thy dear Son to His glory came, And in deepest woe pray on, “Glorify Thy Name.” If we must in grief and loss Thy behest obey, If beneath the shadowy cross liest our homeward way; We will think what Thy dear Son once for us became, And repeat till life is done, glorify Thy Name.

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• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

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