2 Chronicles 2
King James Version
2 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
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,
9 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.
12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
2 Chronicles 2
English Standard Version
Preparing to Build the Temple
2 [a] (A)Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself. 2 [b] (B)And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and (C)3,600 to oversee them. 3 (D)And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: (E)“As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. 4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of (F)incense of sweet spices before him, and for (G)the regular arrangement of the showbread, and for (H)burnt offerings morning and evening, (I)on the Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the Lord our God, as ordained forever for Israel. 5 The house that I am to build will be great, (J)for our God is greater than all gods. 6 (K)But who is able to build him a house, since (L)heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? 7 So now (M)send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, (N)whom David my father provided. 8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that (O)your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants, 9 to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am to build will be great and wonderful. 10 (P)I will give for your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors[c] of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths[d] of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.”
11 Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, (Q)“Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you king over them.” 12 Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, (R)who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, (S)who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
13 “Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi, 14 (T)the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is (U)trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. 15 Now therefore the wheat and barley, oil and wine, (V)of which my lord has spoken, let him send to his servants. 16 (W)And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you in rafts by sea to (X)Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.”
17 Then Solomon counted all the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, (Y)after the census of them that David his father had taken, and there were found 153,600. 18 (Z)Seventy thousand of them he assigned to bear burdens, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 as overseers to make the people work.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 2:1 Ch 1:18 in Hebrew
- 2 Chronicles 2:2 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters
2 Krönikeboken 2
Svenska Folkbibeln
Tempelbygget förbereds
2 Salomo planerade nu att bygga ett hus åt Herrens namn och ett hus åt sig själv till kunglig bostad. 2 Därför avdelade Salomo 70 000 män till bärare och 80 000 till stenhuggare i bergen och 3 600 till arbetsledare över dem. 3 Och Salomo sände bud till Huram, kungen i Tyrus, och lät säga: "Gör mot mig som mot min fader David, när du sände honom cederträ för att han skulle bygga sig ett hus att bo i. 4 Se, nu vill jag bygga ett hus åt Herrens, min Guds, namn och helga det åt honom, för att man där skall tända väldoftande rökelse inför hans ansikte och alltid ha skådebröden upplagda och offra brännoffer morgon och kväll, på sabbaterna, vid nymåne och vid Herrens, vår Guds, högtider. Detta är för all framtid stadgat för Israel. 5 Och det hus som jag vill bygga skall vara stort, för vår Gud är större än alla gudar. 6 Men vem kan bygga ett hus åt honom? Himlarna och himlarnas himmel rymmer honom inte. Vem är jag att jag skulle kunna bygga ett hus åt honom, det skulle då vara en plats där man kan tända rökelse inför hans ansikte? 7 Sänd mig nu en konstnärligt begåvad man, som tillsammans med de skickliga hantverkare som jag har hos mig här i Juda och Jerusalem och som min fader David har anställt, kan arbeta i guld, silver, koppar och järn och i purpurrött, karmosinrött och mörkblått garn och dessutom är en duktig träsnidare. 8 Sänd mig också cederträ, cypressträ och algumträ från Libanon, för jag vet att dina tjänare är skickliga i att hugga virke på Libanon. Och mina tjänare kommer att vara tillsammans med dina tjänare 9 för att skaffa mig en stor mängd virke, eftersom huset jag tänker bygga skall vara stort och underbart. 10 För dina tjänares räkning, åt timmermännen som hugger virket, skall jag ge 20 000 korer tröskat vete, 20 000 korer korn, 20 000 bat vin och 20 000 bat olja."
11 Huram, kungen i Tyrus, svarade med en skrivelse som han sände till Salomo: "Därför att Herren älskar sitt folk har han satt dig till konung över dem." 12 Och Huram tillade: "Lovad vare Herren, Israels Gud, himmelens och jordens Skapare, han som har gett kung David en vis son, som är så utrustad med klokhet och förstånd att han kan bygga ett hus åt Herren och ett hus åt sig själv till kunglig bostad. 13 Därför sänder jag nu en konstnärligt begåvad och kunnig man, Huram-Abi. 14 Han är son till en av Dans döttrar, och hans far är en tyrisk man. Han är skicklig att arbeta i guld och silver, i koppar, järn, sten och trä, liksom i purpurrött, mörkblått och karmosinrött garn och fint lingarn, och han kan utföra alla slags sniderier och väva alla slags konstvävnader. Honom må du låta utföra arbetet tillsammans med dina och min herres, din fader Davids, män som är konstnärligt begåvade. 15 Min herre må nu sända till sina tjänare vetet och kornet, oljan och vinet som han har talat om. 16 Vi skall då hugga virke på Libanon, så mycket du behöver, och forsla det till dig på en flotte på havet till Jafo. Därifrån må du själv låta föra det upp till Jerusalem."
17 Salomo räknade alla främlingar i Israels land, liksom hans fader David tidigare hade anställt en räkning av dem. Det visade sig då att de var 153 600. 18 Av dem utsåg han 70 000 till bärare, 80 000 till stenhuggare i bergen och 3 600 till att ha uppsikt över folket och att hålla dem i arbete.
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