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2 Chronicles 2 Chronicles The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom no one is able16 to make judicial decisions for17 this great nation of yours.”18 1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal 1:11 God said to Solomon, “Because you authority, for the LORD his God was with him and desire this,19 and did not ask for riches, wealth, magnified him greatly. and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies,0 1: Solomon addressed all Israel, including and because you did not ask for long life,21 but those who commanded units of a thousand and a requested wisdom and discernment so you can hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel make judicial decisions for my people over whom who were heads of families. 1:3 Solomon and I have made you king, 1:1 you are granted wisdom the entire assembly went to the worship center 22 and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you in Gibeon, for the tent where they met God was riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any located there, which Moses the LORD’s servant king before or after you.” had made in the wilderness. 1:4 (Now David had 1:13 Solomon left the meeting tent at the brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, the place he had prepared for it, for he had pitched where he reigned over Israel.24 a tent for it in Jerusalem. 1:5 But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, was in front Solomon’s Wealth ORD of the L ’s tabernacle. Solomon and the entire 25 assembly prayed to him there.) 1:6 Solomon went 1:14 Solomon accumulated chariots and ORD horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. up to the bronze altar before the L which was at the meeting tent, and he offered up a thousand He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. 1:15 The king made silver and gold as plentiful27 burnt sacrifices. 28 in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful 1:7 That night God appeared to Solomon and as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands. said to him, “Tell me what I should give you.” 0 1:8 Solomon replied to God, “You demonstrated0 1:16 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt great loyalty to my father David and have made and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them me king in his place. 1:9 Now, LORD God, may from Que. 1:17 They paid 600 silver pieces for each your promise11 to my father David be realized,12 chariot from Egypt, and 150 silver pieces for each horse. They also sold chariots and horses to all the for you have made me king over a great nation 31 as numerous as the dust of the earth. 1:10 Now kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria. 13 give me wisdom and discernment so I can 16 14 15 tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates effectively lead this nation. Otherwise the answer, “no one.” 17 tn Heb “to judge.” 18 tn Heb “these numerous people of yours.” 19 tn Heb “because this was in your heart.” 0 tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.” 21 tn Heb “many days.” tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself 22 tn Heb “wisdom and discernment are given to you.” over his kingdom.” 23 tn Heb “which was not so for the kings who were before ”.subject you, and after you there will not be so + [ו] tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav pattern) probably has a causal nuance here. 24 tn Heb “and Solomon came from the high place which tn Or “high place.” was in Gibeon [to] Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, tn Heb “the tent of meeting of God.” and he reigned over Israel.” map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; 25 tn Or “gathered.” Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. 26 tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the sn The tabernacle was located in Gibeon; see 1 Chr king in Jerusalem.” 21:29. map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8- tn Heb “sought [or “inquired of”] him.” F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. tn Or “revealed himself.” 27 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied in the translation tn Heb “ask.” for clarification. 0 tn Heb “did.” 28 tn Heb “he made.” 11 tn Heb “you word.” 29 tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the 12 tn Or “be firm, established.” Shephelah.” .following the 0 sn Because Que is also mentioned, some prefer to see v (ו) tn The cohortative with prefixed vav 13 imperative here indicates purpose/result. 16-17 as a reference to Mutsur. Que and Mutsur were located tn Heb “so I may go out before this nation and come in.” in Cilicia or Cappadocia (in modern southern Turkey). See .מִצְרַיִם .The expression “go out…and come in” here means “to lead” HALOT 625 s.v qal.4). 31 tn Heb “and they brought up and brought out from Egypt יצא .see HALOT 425 s.v) 15 tn Heb “for.” The word “otherwise” is used to reflect the a chariot for 600 silver (pieces), and a horse for 150, and in logical sense of the statement. the same way to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of 705 CHRONICLES :1 706 Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the rics, and who knows how to engrave. He will work Temple with my skilled craftsmen here in Jerusalem17 and Judah, whom my father David provided. :8 Send :1 (1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built me cedars, evergreens, and algum18 trees from to honor the LORD, as well as a royal palace for 19 Lebanon, for I know your servants are adept at himself. : (2:1) Solomon had 70,000 common cutting down trees in Lebanon. My servants will laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills, in work with your servants :9 to supply me with addition to 3,600 supervisors. large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, :3 Solomon sent a message to King Huram of magnificent temple. :10 Look, I will pay your ser- Tyre: “Help me as you did my father David, when 0 0 vants who cut the timber 20,000 cors of ground you sent him cedar logs for the construction of wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 120,000 gallons21 of his palace.11 :4 Look, I am ready to build a temple 12 wine, and 120,000 gallons of olive oil.” to honor the LORD my God and to dedicate it to :11 King Huram22 of Tyre sent this letter to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, 13 Solomon: “Because the LORD loves his people, he to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, has made you their king.” :1 Huram also said, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and “Worthy of praise is the LORD God of Israel, who evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, made the sky and the earth! He has given David a and at other times appointed by the LORD our God. wise son who has discernment and insight and will This is something Israel must do on a permanent 14 build a temple for the LORD, as well as a royal palace basis. :5 I will build a great temple, for our God for himself.23 :13 Now I am sending you Huram is greater than all gods. :6 Of course, who can 24 15 Abi, a skilled and capable man, :14 whose really build a temple for him, since the sky and mother is a Danite and whose father is a Tyrian. the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, I that I should build him a temple! It will really be 16 iron, stones, and wood, as well as purple, violet, only a place to offer sacrifices before him. white, and crimson fabrics. He knows how to do :7 “Now send me a man who is skilled in all kinds of engraving and understands any design working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as given to him. He will work with your skilled well as purple, crimson, and violet colored fab- craftsmen and the skilled craftsmen of my lord David your father. :15 Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised; :16 we will get all the timber Aram by their hand they brought out.” 26 27 you need from Lebanon and bring it in raft-like sn Beginning with :, the verse numbers through :18 in 28 the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew bundles by sea to Joppa. You can then haul it on text (BHS), with : ET = :18 HT, : ET = : HT, : ET = up to Jerusalem.” : HT, etc., through :18 ET = :17 HT. Beginning with : :17 Solomon took a census29 of all the male the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same. resident foreigners in the land of Israel, after the tn Heb “and Solomon said to build a house for the name of the LORD and house for his kingship.” tn Heb “counted,” perhaps “conscripted” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).
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