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2 Chronicles 2:9

7 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.

8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.

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BSB
to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
KJV
Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
WEB
even to prepare timber in abundance for me; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
ASV
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
DARBY
even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house that I build shall be great and wonderful.
BLB
to prepare for me trees in abundance, because the house that I am building [is] great and wonderful.
ÅB
så jeg kan få tre i mengdevis; for det hus jeg vil bygge, skal være stort og prektig.
OTB
for å forberede tømmer i overflod for meg,
for huset jeg planlegger å bygge skal være stort og vidunderlig.
B1930
så jeg kan få tre i mengdevis; for det hus jeg vil bygge, skal være stort og prektig.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 7:21

    And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

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  • 1 Kings 9:8

    And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:5

    And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.

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