1,2 Solomon's labourers for the building of the temple 17,18 3-10 His ambassage to Huram for workmen and provision of stuff 11-16 Huram sends him a kind answer

determined 1Ki 5:5

for the name De 12:5,11 28:58 1Ki 8:18,20 1Ch 22:10 Mt 6:9,10

an house 1Ki 7:1 9:1

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.

told out threescore 2Ch 2:18 1Ki 5:15,16

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.

Huram 1Ki 5:1

Hiram As thou didst 2Sa 5:11 1Ch 14:1

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.

build 2Ch 2:1 1Ki 8:18

to dedicate 1Ki 8:63

to burn Ex 30:7

sweet incense [heb] incense of spices
the continual Ex 25:30 Le 24:5-9

the burnt Ex 29:38-42 Nu 28:3,4,9-11

the solemn feasts Le 23:1-17 Nu 28:1-29:40

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

great 2Ch 2:9 1Ki 9:8 1Ch 29:1 Eze 7:20

great is our God Ex 15:11 1Ch 16:25 Ps 86:8,9 135:5 145:3 Jer 10:6 1Ti 6:15

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?

But who 2Ch 6:18 1Ki 8:27 Isa 66:1 Ac 7:48,49

is able [heb] hath returned, or obtained strength
who am I then 2Ch 1:10 Ex 3:11 2Sa 7:18 1Ch 29:14 2Co 2:16 Eph 3:8

save only De 12:5,6,11,14,26

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.

cunning Ex 31:3-5 1Ki 7:14 Isa 28:26,29 60:10

to grave [heb] to grave gravings
whom David 1Ch 22:15,16

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,

Send me also 1Ki 5:6

algum trees. or, algummim Called in the parallel passage, by a transposition of letters, almuggim, or `almug-trees;' which is rendered by the Vulgate, ligna thynia, the thya or lignum vitae wood. Theophrastus say that `the thyon of thya tree grows near the temple of Jupiter Ammon (in Africa), and in the Cyrenaica; that it resembles the cypress in its boughs, leaves, stalk, and fruit; and that its wood (from its close texture) never rots.' The LXX render here (); and Josephus calls it (), torch or pine-trees; but cautions us against supposing that the wood was like what was known in his time by that name; for these `were to the sight like the wood of the fig-tree, but more white and shining.' The Syriac version has {kaison dekee-sotho}, probably cypress wood; and Dr. Shaw supposes it denotes the cypress. Several critics understand it to mean gummy wood; and Celsius queries whether it may not be the sandal-tree, as the Rabbins and Dr. Geddes suppose. 1Ki 10:11

almug-trees

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

wonderful great [heb] great and wonderful 2Ch 2:5 7:21 1Ki 9:8

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.

I will give 1Ki 5:11 Lu 10:7 Ro 13:7,8

baths of wine 1Ki 7:26,38 Ezr 7:22

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.

Because 2Ch 9:8 De 7:7,8 1Ki 10:9 Ps 72:17

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.

Huram 1Ki 5:7 1Ch 29:20 Ps 72:18,19 Lu 1:68 1Pe 1:3

that made heaven Ge 1:1-2:25 Ps 33:6 102:5 124:8 136:5,6 146:5,6 Jer 10:10 Ac 4:24 14:15 Col 1:16,17 Re 4:11 10:6

endued [heb] knowing prudence and understanding 2Ch 1:10-12

an house 2Ch 2:1

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

of huram 2Ch 4:16

14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful 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.

The son 1Ki 7:13,14

skilful 2Ch 2:7 Ex 31:3,4

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:

which my lord 2Ch 2:10 1Ki 5:11

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.

we will cut 1Ki 5:8,9

as much as thou shalt need [heb] according to all thy need
Joppa [heb] Japho Jos 19:46 Ezr 3:7 Joh 1:3 Ac 9:36 10:32

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.

numbered 2Ch 2:2 8:7,8 1Ki 5:13-16 9:20,21

the strangers [heb] the men the strangers
after the numbering 1Ch 22:2

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.

threescore `As it is ver. 2'