Bible Commentary

Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants: Now therefore, the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of,…. In his letter to him, 2Ch 2:10 as for the phrase “my lord”, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:15”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:14”

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s, 13. I have sent ] According to 1Ki 7:13 Solomon himself sent and fetched Hiram the artificer. of Huram my father’s) Better as R.V. mg., even Huram my father. Huram the king calls Huram the artificer my father as a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:13”

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 a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom. 12. prudence and understanding ] R.V. discretion and understanding (as in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:12”

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. 11 16 [10 15, Heb.] (= 1Ki 5:7-9). Huram’s Answer to Solomon 11. hath loved ] R.V. loveth. Cp. 2Ch 9:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:11”

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. 10. measures ] Hebrew, cors. A cor was the same as a homer = 393.9 litres. beaten wheat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:10”

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great. See Poole “1Ch 2:5“. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole Even to prepare me timber in abundance,…. Since he would want a large quantity for raftering, cieling, wainscoting, and flooring the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:9”

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, 8. fir trees ] R.V. mg., cypress trees (which however are not now indigenous on Lebanon). algum trees ] called … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:8”

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. 7. can skill … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:7”

But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who [am] I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 6. is able ] Lit. retaineth strength; 1Ch 29:14. Cp. 2Ch 6:2; 2Ch 6:18. to burn sacrifice ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 2:6”