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2 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2:8

Preparations for the Temple · 2 Chronicles 2:1–10
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Translations

Modern
Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours
Traditional
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,
Literal
And send to me cedar trees, and cypress, and algums from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut trees of Lebanon. And behold, my servants will be with your servants,
Latin
Sed et ligna cedrina mitte mihi, et arceuthina, et pinea de Libano: scio enim quod servi tui noverint cædere ligna de Libano: et erunt servi mei cum servis tuis,

Original

Hebrew
English
Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours

Notes

2 Chronicles 2:8

  • The cedar, known as Cedrus libani or "cedar of Lebanon," is famous for its beauty, height (up to 100 feet), and fragrant wood. Kings from Egypt, Phoenicia, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Greece used cedar wood from Lebanon to build temples and palaces.

  • Algum logs was used to make supports for the Temple, possibly pillars or railings, as well as musical instruments (see 1 Kings 10:11). Although often mentioned in ancient texts, the exact type of this hard, reddish-brown wood is unknown.

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon

Parallels

1 Kings 5:1–6

Places

Lebanon: A mountainous region known for its cedar trees

Glossary

Algum Almug Blue Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Huram India Lebanon Oak Pine Tree Tyre

Topics

Algum: Also Called Almug, Trees of Ophir and Lebanon Hiram: Called Huram, King of Tyre: Helps Solomon in Building the Temple Lebanon: Cedars of Lebanon: Other Trees of the First Temple: Solomon: Contracted with Hiram for Wood, Stone, and Labour Trees were Cut Down for Building Tyre: Kingdom of Men and Materials Sent From, to Solomon, for the Erection of the Temple and his Castles Tyre: Supplied: Stones and Timber for Building the Temple