2:3 Solomon sent a message to King Huram 5 of Tyre: 6 “Help me 7 as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs 8 for the construction of his palace. 9 2:4 Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor 10 the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, 11 and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis. 12 2:5 I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.
1 tn Heb “counted,” perhaps “conscripted” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tn Heb “carriers of loads.”
3 tn Or “quarry workers”; Heb “cutters” (probably referring to stonecutters).
4 tc The parallel text of MT in 1 Kgs 5:16 has “thirty-six hundred,” but some Greek
5 tn Heb “Huram.” Some medieval Hebrew
6 map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
7 tn The words “help me” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.
8 tn Heb “cedars.” The word “logs” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “to build for him a house to live in it.”
9 tn Heb “for the name of.”
10 tn Heb “and the regular display.”
11 tn Heb “permanently [is] this upon Israel.”