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 2:1 ¶ Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

 2:1 ¶ And Solomonº determinedºº to buildºº an houseº for the nameº of the LORD,º and an houseº for his kingdom.º

 2:2 And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

 2:2 And Solomonº told outºº threescore and tenº thousandº menº to bear burdens,º and fourscoreº thousandºº to hewºº in the mountain,º and threeº thousandº and sixº hundredº to overseeººº them.

 2:3 ¶ 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 a house to dwell therein, [even so deal with me].

 2:3 ¶ And Solomonº sentºº toº Huramº the kingº of Tyre,º saying,ºº Asº thou didst dealºº withº Davidº my father,º and didst sendºº him cedarsº to buildºº him an houseº to dwellºº therein, [even so deal with me].

 2:4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah our God. This is [an ordinance] for ever to Israel.

 2:4 Behold,º Iº buildºº an houseº to the nameº of the LORDº my God,º to dedicateºº [it] to him, [and] to burnºº beforeº him sweetº incense,º and for the continualº shewbread,º and for the burnt offeringsº morningº and evening,º on the sabbaths,º and on the new moons,º and on the solemn feastsº of the LORDº our God.º Thisº [is an ordinance] for everº toº Israel.º

 2:5 And the house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.

 2:5 And the houseº whichº Iº buildºº [is] great:º forº greatº [is] our Godº above allºº gods.º

 2:6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?

 2:6 But whoº is ableººº to buildºº him an house,º seeingº the heavenº and heavenº of heavensº cannotº containºº him? whoº [am] Iº then, thatº I should buildºº him an house,º save onlyºº to burn sacrificeºº beforeº him?

 2:7 Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that knoweth how to grave [all manner of] gravings, [to be] with the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

 2:7 Sendºº me nowº therefore a manº cunningº to workºº in gold,º and in silver,º and in brass,º and in iron,º and in purple,º and crimson,º and blue,º and that can skillºº to graveººº withº the cunning menº thatº [are] withº me in Judahº and in Jerusalem,º whomº Davidº my fatherº did provide.ºº

 2:8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

 2:8 Sendºº me also cedarº trees,º fir trees,º and algum trees,º out of Lebanon:ºº forº Iº knowºº thatº thy servantsº can skillºº to cutºº timberº in Lebanon;º and, behold,º my servantsº [shall be] withº thy servants,º

 2:9 even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

 2:9 Even to prepareºº me timberº in abundance:º forº the houseº whichº Iº am about to buildºº [shall be] wonderfulºº great.º

 2:10 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.

 2:10 And, behold,º I will giveºº to thy servants,º the hewersºº that cutºº timber,º twentyº thousandº measuresº of beatenº wheat,º and twentyº thousandº measuresº of barley,º and twentyº thousandº bathsº of wine,º and twentyº thousandº bathsº of oil.º

 2:11 ¶ Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Jehovah loveth his people, he hath made thee king over them.

 2:11 ¶ Then Huramº the kingº of Tyreº answeredºº in writing,º which he sentºº toº Solomon,º Because the LORDº hath lovedºº his people,º he hath madeºº thee kingº overº them.

 2:12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

 2:12 Huramº saidºº moreover, Blessedºº [be] the LORDº Godº of Israel,º thatº madeººº heavenº and earth,º whoº hath givenºº to Davidº the kingº a wiseº son,º enduedºº with prudenceº and understanding,º thatº might buildºº an houseº for the LORD,º and an houseº for his kingdom.º

 2:13 And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

 2:13 And nowº I have sentºº a cunningº man,º enduedºº with understanding,º of Huramº my father's,º

 2:14 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 devise any device; that there may be [a place] appointed unto him with thy skilful men, and with the skilful men of my lord David thy father.

 2:14 The sonº of a womanº ofº the daughtersº of Dan,º and his fatherº [was] a manº of Tyre,º skilfulºº to workºº in gold,º and in silver,º in brass,º in iron,º in stone,º and in timber,º in purple,º in blue,º and in fine linen,º and in crimson;º also to graveºº any mannerº of graving,º and to find outºº everyº deviceº whichº shall be putºº to him, withº thy cunning men,º and with the cunning menº of my lordº Davidº thy father.º

 2:15 Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:

 2:15 Nowº therefore the wheat,º and the barley,º the oil,º and the wine,º whichº my lordº hath spokenºº of, let him sendºº unto his servants:º

 2:16 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.

 2:16 And weº will cutºº woodº out ofº Lebanon,º as much as thouº shalt need:º and we will bringºº it to thee in floatsº byº seaº to Joppa;º and thouº shalt carry it upººº to Jerusalem.º

 2:17 ¶ And Solomon numbered all the sojourners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

 2:17 ¶ And Solomonº numberedºº allº the strangersººº thatº [were] in the landº of Israel,º afterº the numberingº wherewithº Davidº his fatherº had numberedºº them; and they were foundºº an hundredº and fiftyº thousandº and threeº thousandº and sixº hundred.º

 2:18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people at work.

 2:18 And he setºº threescore and tenº thousandº ofº them [to be] bearers of burdens,º and fourscoreº thousandº [to be] hewersºº in the mountain,º and threeº thousandº and sixº hundredº overseersºº to setººº the peopleº a work.ºº