2 Chronicles 2:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Provide a large amount of timber for me, because the house I am building will be great and extraordinary.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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,

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skillful to cut timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Send me also cedar-trees, {H6086} fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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,

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And sende me tymber of Ceder, pyne tre and costly wodd from Libanus: for I knowe that yi seruauntes can hewe tymber vpon Libanus. And beholde, my seruauntes shalbe with yi seruauntes,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Sende mee also cedar trees, firre trees and Algummim trees from Lebanon: for I knowe that thy seruants can skill to hewe timber in Lebanon: and beholde, my seruantes shalbe with thine,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Sende me also Cedar trees, pine trees, and algume trees, out of Libanon: For I wot that thy seruauntes can skill to hewe timber in Libanon: and behold my men shalbe with thyne,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and, behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and send to me cedar-trees, firs, and algums from Lebanon, for I have known that thy servants know to cut down trees of Lebanon, and lo, my servants `are' with thy servants,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And send me cedar-trees, cypress-trees and sandal-wood from Lebanon, for, to my knowledge, your servants are expert wood-cutters in Lebanon; and my servants will be with yours,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Send me cedars, evergreens, and algum trees from Lebanon, for I know your servants are adept at cutting down trees in Lebanon. My servants will work with your servants

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 5:6 : 6 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.
  • 1 Kgs 10:11 : 11 Moreover, Hiram’s ships, which had brought gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a great quantity of almug wood and precious stones.
  • 2 Chr 9:10-11 : 10 Moreover, the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who had brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones. 11 The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and the king's palace, also harps and lyres for the singers. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 5:6-10
    5 verses
    87%

    6Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.

    7These officers provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table, each during his assigned month, without fail.

    8They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the proper places, each officer according to his duty.

    9God gave Solomon wisdom, very great understanding, and vast insight, as expansive as the sand on the seashore.

    10Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

  • 2 Chr 2:9-10
    2 verses
    84%

    9I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.

    10Hiram, king of Tyre, replied in writing and sent it to Solomon: "Because of the LORD's love for His people, He has made you their king."

  • 2 Chr 2:7
    82%

    7Also, send me cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work alongside your servants.

  • 2 Chr 2:12-16
    5 verses
    82%

    12Now I have sent you a skilled and insightful craftsman, Huram-Abi.

    13He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is knowledgeable in working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, as well as with purple, blue, fine linen, and crimson. He is skilled in engraving all kinds of designs and can work with your craftsmen and the craftsmen of my lord David, your father.

    14Now, let my lord send the wheat, barley, oil, and wine that he has promised to his servants.

    15We will cut timber from Lebanon, as much as you need. We will float it in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you can then take it up to Jerusalem.

    16Then Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, as his father David had counted them, and they were found to be 153,600.

  • 1 Chr 22:4
    79%

    4He also supplied cedar logs without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought great quantities of cedar logs to David.

  • 1 Chr 22:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14Now, behold, in my trouble, I have prepared for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron that it cannot be weighed, as well as timber and stone in abundance, which you may add to.

    15Moreover, you have an abundance of workers—stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and every kind of skilled craftsman.

  • 2 Chr 9:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10Moreover, the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who had brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones.

    11The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and the king's palace, also harps and lyres for the singers. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 2:3
    77%

    3"I am now building a house in honor of the name of the LORD my God. It will be dedicated to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, arranging the bread of presence continuously, and offering burnt offerings every morning and evening, on Sabbaths, new moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for Israel forever."

  • 1 Chr 14:1
    76%

    1King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar wood, stonemasons, and carpenters to build him a palace.

  • Neh 2:8
    75%

    8and may I have a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the royal forest, that he might give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress by the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy." And the king granted my requests, because the gracious hand of my God was on me.

  • Ezek 27:5
    75%

    5They made all your planks from cypress trees from Senir; they took cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    74%

    11Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

  • 1 Kgs 10:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11Moreover, Hiram’s ships, which had brought gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a great quantity of almug wood and precious stones.

    12The king used the almug wood to make supports for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Such fine almug wood has never been imported or seen since that day.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27
    73%

    27Hiram sent his servants, experienced sailors, who knew the sea, to work with Solomon's servants on the fleet.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    73%

    6the carpenters, builders, and masons. It shall also be used to buy timber and quarried stone for repairing the house.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2
    73%

    2Solomon's daily provisions were thirty measures of the finest flour and sixty measures of regular flour.

  • Ezra 3:7
    71%

    7They gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar wood by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, according to the permission granted by Cyrus king of Persia.

  • 1 Chr 28:21
    71%

    21The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the temple of God, and every willing volunteer skilled in any craft will assist you in all the work. The officials and all the people will be at your command.

  • 1 Chr 29:2
    71%

    2So, to the best of my ability, I have made preparations for the house of my God: gold for the gold work, silver for the silver work, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx stones, inlaid stones, colored stones, all kinds of precious stones, and marble in abundance.

  • Exod 31:5
    71%

    5to cut and set stones, to carve wood, and to engage in all forms of craftsmanship.

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    71%

    11They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy dressed stones, timber for joists, and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.

  • 1 Kgs 7:2
    71%

    2He constructed the House of the Forest of Lebanon, which was one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, supported by four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on top of the columns.

  • 2 Chr 9:27
    71%

    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    71%

    18But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

  • 2 Chr 1:15
    70%

    15The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

  • Jer 22:7
    70%

    7I will send destroyers against you, each with his weapons. They will cut down your choice cedars and throw them into the fire.

  • Exod 35:33
    70%

    33He can cut and set gemstones, carve wood, and do all kinds of artistic craftwork.

  • Song 1:17
    70%

    17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are cypress trees.

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
    70%

    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the lowlands.

  • 2 Chr 8:18
    70%

    18Hiram sent him ships and servants skilled in sailing by the hands of his own servants. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, where they brought back 450 talents of gold and delivered it to King Solomon.

  • Ps 104:16
    70%

    16The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.

  • 1 Kgs 7:11
    70%

    11Above were precious stones cut to measure, along with cedar wood.

  • Isa 37:24
    70%

    24Through your servants you have mocked the Lord. You have said, "With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost parts of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest cypress trees. I have reached its remotest heights, the densest of its forests.

  • Isa 44:14
    70%

    14He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    70%

    2David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.

  • Eccl 2:6
    70%

    6I made reservoirs of water to irrigate groves of flourishing trees.

  • 2 Kgs 6:4
    70%

    4So he went with them, and they came to the Jordan and began cutting down trees.

  • 1 Kgs 6:18
    69%

    18The cedar within the house was carved with gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone could be seen.