2 Chronicles 2:9

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 9:8 : 8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
  • 2 Chr 2:5 : 5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
  • 2 Chr 7:21 : 21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

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  • 2 Chr 2:5-8
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    84%

    5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.

    6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?

    7 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.

    8 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,

  • 2 Chr 2:10
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    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.

  • 1 Chr 22:14-15
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    14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

    15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

  • 1 Chr 29:1-2
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    1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

    2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • 1 Chr 22:4-5
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    4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

    5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-6
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    5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

    6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

  • 2 Chr 2:15-16
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    15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:

    16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.

  • Jer 22:14
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    14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

  • 1 Chr 14:1
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    1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
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    6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

  • Neh 2:8
    77%

    8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertaid to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
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    2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
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    1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
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    11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

  • Hag 1:8
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    8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18
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    17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

    18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

  • 1 Kgs 5:8-10
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    8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

    9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

    10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

  • 2 Chr 2:12
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    12 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 an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

  • 2 Chr 2:3
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    3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.

  • 1 Kgs 7:2
    76%

    2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    76%

    2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
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    12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

  • 2 Chr 3:5
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    5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

  • 1 Chr 22:7
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    7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

  • 2 Chr 34:11
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    11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • 1 Chr 22:10-11
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    10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

    11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
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    16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
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    10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
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    2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

  • 1 Kgs 6:9
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    9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

  • 1 Kgs 6:16
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    16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
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    27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

  • 2 Kgs 12:12
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    12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

  • Eccl 2:4
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    4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

  • Ezra 6:4
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    4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house:

  • 1 Chr 17:6
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    6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

  • Eccl 2:6
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    6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

  • 2 Chr 6:10
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    10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.