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2 Chronicles 2:10 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 2 · verse 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 Chronicles 2:10 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 2:10 in context
8Send 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,
9Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
10And, 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.
11Then 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.
12Huram 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- measureskôrproperly, a deep round vesselH3734 →
- hewerschâṭabto chop or carve woodH2404 →
- timberʻêtsa treeH6086 →
- twentyʻesrîymtwentyH6242 →
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Solomon's wisdom was given him, not merely for speculation, to entertain himself (though it is indeed a princely entertainment), nor merely for conversation, to entertain his friends, but for action; and therefore to action he immediately applies himself. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10