2Chronicles:2:3-16
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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 .
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Behold ,
I build an house to the name of the LORD my God ,
to dedicate it to him ,
and to burn before him sweet incense ,
and for the continual shewbread ,
and for the burnt offerings morning and evening ,
on the sabbaths ,
and on the new moons ,
and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God .
This is an ordinance for ever to Israel .
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And the house which I build is great :
for great is our God above all gods .
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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 ?
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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 .
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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 ,
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Even to prepare me timber in abundance :
for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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And now I have sent a cunning man ,
endued with understanding ,
of Huram my father '
s ,
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The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan ,
and his father was a man of Tyre ,
skilful 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 find out every device which shall be put to him ,
with thy cunning men ,
and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father .
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Now therefore the wheat ,
and the barley ,
the oil ,
and the wine ,
which my lord hath spoken of ,
let him send unto his servants :
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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 .