2 Chronicles 2:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ “Now send me a man skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and with purple, ·red [crimson], and ·blue thread [violet cloth]. He must also know how to make engravings. He will work with my skilled craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David ·chose [provided].

⁸ “Also send me cedar, ·pine [cypress; juniper; evergreens], and ·juniper logs [sandalwood/algum timber] from Lebanon. I know your servants are ·experienced [skilled; adept] at cutting down the trees in Lebanon, and my servants will help them. ⁹ Send me a ·lot [vast amount] of wood, because the ·temple [^Lhouse] I am going to build will be large and ·wonderful [magnificent].