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You can then take them up to Jerusalem.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/2.htm">New King James Version</a> And we will cut wood from Lebanon, as much as you need; we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you will carry it up to Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you as rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon, and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and bring them to you as rafts by sea to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and bring them to you as rafts by sea to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will tell them to start cutting down trees in Lebanon. They will cut as many as you need, then tie them together into rafts, and float them down along the coast to Joppa. Your workers can take them to Jerusalem from there. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We will cut all the lumber you need in Lebanon. Then we will make rafts out of it and send them to you in Joppa by sea. You can take it [from there] to Jerusalem." <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> In the mountains of Lebanon we will cut down all the cedars you need, tie them together in rafts, and float them by sea as far as Joppa. From there you can take them to Jerusalem." <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> We'll cut down the timber you need from Lebanon and transport it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so you can move it to Jerusalem." <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.? <a href="/net/2_chronicles/2.htm">NET Bible</a> we will get all the timber you need from Lebanon and bring it in raft-like bundles by sea to Joppa. You can then haul it on up to Jerusalem." <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem." <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 mayest convey it to Jerusalem. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/2.htm">World English Bible</a> and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need. We will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; then you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and we cut trees out of Lebanon, according to all your need, and bring them to you—floats by sea, to Joppa, and you take them up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and we -- we cut trees out of Lebanon, according to all thy need, and bring them in to thee -- floats by sea, to Joppa, and thou dost take them up to Jerusalem.' <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And we will cut woods from Lebanon, according to all thy need: and we will bring them to thee in floats upon the sea of Joppa; and thou shalt bring them up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And we will cut down as many trees out of Libanus, as thou shalt want, and will convey them in floats by sea to Joppe: and it will be thy part to bring them thence to Jerusalem. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then we will cut down as much wood from Lebanon as you will need, and we will convey them as rafts by sea to Joppa. Then it will be for you to transfer them to Jerusalem.” <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/2.htm">New American Bible</a> For our part, we will cut trees on Lebanon, as many as you need, and send them down to you in rafts to the port of Joppa, whence you may take them up to Jerusalem.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon, and bring it to you as rafts by sea to Joppa; you will take it up to Jerusalem.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And we will cut cedar trees out of Lebanon, as many as you wish; and we will bring them to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry them up to Jerusalem. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And we will cut down cedars from Lebanon according to your desire, and according to your measurements, and he shall bring them to you, and he shall put them in the Sea of Reeds, and you will bring them up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And we will cut timber out of Libanus according to all thy need, and we will bring it on rafts to the sea of Joppa, and thou shalt bring it to Jerusalem. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=396" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/2.htm">Hiram's Reply</a> …15Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised. 16<a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: wa·’ă·naḥ·nū (Conj-w:: Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">We</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: niḵ·rōṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">will cut</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ê·ṣîm (N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">logs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">Lebanon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵāl- (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">as many</a> <a href="/hebrew/6878.htm" title="6878: ṣā·rə·ke·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A need. From an unused root meaning to need; need.">as you need,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·nə·ḇî·’êm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-1cp:: 3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and we will float them</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7513.htm" title="7513: rap̄·sō·ḏō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A raft. From raphac; a raft.">as rafts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/3305.htm" title="3305: yā·p̄ōw (N-proper-fs) -- A seaport city of Pal. Or Yaphow; from yaphah; beautiful; Japho, a place in Palestine.">down to Joppa.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Then you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ta·‘ă·leh (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">can take them up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">to Jerusalem.”</a> 17Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">1 Kings 5:9</a> My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.” <a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a> Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.” <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">1 Kings 5:10</a> So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">1 Kings 5:18</a> So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple. <a href="/1_kings/9-27.htm">1 Kings 9:27</a> And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11</a> (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/2_chronicles/8-18.htm">2 Chronicles 8:18</a> So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">2 Chronicles 9:10</a> (The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a> For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a> The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet. <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Ezekiel 27:5</a> They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a> Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food. <a href="/acts/27-6.htm">Acts 27:6</a> There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. <a href="/acts/27-37.htm">Acts 27:37-38</a> In all, there were 276 of us on board. / After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need: and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.we will cut<a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm">1 Kings 5:8,9</a> 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… <a href="/joshua/19-46.htm">Joshua 19:46</a> And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.<a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Ezra 3:7</a> They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.<a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a> All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-24.htm">Boats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Convey</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-31.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Float</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Floats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/joshua/19-46.htm">Joppa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-26.htm">Need</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Rafts</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-8.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-9.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-7.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/9-26.htm">Boats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Convey</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-10.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/hosea/10-7.htm">Float</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Floats</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Joppa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-6.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-20.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-17.htm">Need</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Rafts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-6.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 2</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm">Solomon's laborers for the building of the temple</a> 3. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">His ambassage to Huram for workmen and provisions</a> 11. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-11.htm">Huram sends him a kind answer</a> 17</div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>We will cut logs from Lebanon Lebanon was renowned for its cedar trees, which were highly valued for their quality and durability. The cedars of Lebanon are mentioned frequently in the Bible, symbolizing strength and majesty (<a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a>). Historically, Lebanon's forests were a significant resource for ancient builders, including those constructing the temple in Jerusalem. The use of Lebanese timber for Solomon's temple connects to the earlier collaboration between King Hiram of Tyre and King David (<a href="/1_kings/5.htm">1 Kings 5:1-10</a>), highlighting a longstanding alliance.as many as you need This phrase indicates the generosity and willingness of Hiram, king of Tyre, to support Solomon's temple project. It reflects the importance of the temple not only to Israel but also to its neighbors, who recognized the significance of Solomon's reign and the God of Israel. This provision underscores the abundance and provision associated with God's plans, reminiscent of God's promise to supply all needs (<a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a>).and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa The transportation of logs by sea was a practical solution, given the geographical challenges. Joppa, an ancient port city, served as a critical entry point for materials destined for Jerusalem. This method of transport highlights the ingenuity and resourcefulness of ancient logistics. Joppa's role as a port city is also seen in the story of Jonah (<a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a>) and in the New Testament as the place where Peter raised Tabitha (<a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-43</a>).Then you can take them up to Jerusalem. Jerusalem, situated on a hill, required materials to be transported uphill from Joppa, about 35 miles away. This journey underscores the dedication and effort involved in building the temple, a central place of worship for Israel. The temple in Jerusalem is a type of Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), and the effort to bring materials to Jerusalem symbolizes the preparation for the coming of the Messiah, who would fulfill the law and the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel, son of David, known for his wisdom and for building the temple in Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hiram.htm">Hiram</a> The king of Tyre, who provided materials and skilled laborers for the construction of the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon</a> A region known for its cedar trees, which were highly valued for construction. 4. <a href="/topical/j/joppa.htm">Joppa</a> An ancient port city on the Mediterranean Sea, used as a landing point for transporting materials to Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Israel, where Solomon's temple was to be built.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_through_partnerships.htm">God's Provision through Partnerships</a> The collaboration between Solomon and Hiram demonstrates how God can use partnerships to fulfill His purposes. We should seek godly alliances in our endeavors. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_preparation.htm">The Importance of Preparation</a> Solomon's detailed planning and resource gathering remind us of the importance of preparation in fulfilling God's work. We should be diligent and thoughtful in our preparations for any task God sets before us. <a href="/topical/u/utilizing_resources_wisely.htm">Utilizing Resources Wisely</a> The use of Lebanon's cedars and the strategic transport via Joppa illustrate wise resource management. We should be good stewards of the resources God provides, using them effectively for His glory. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_details.htm">Faithfulness in Small Details</a> The meticulous planning of transporting logs shows the importance of faithfulness in even the smallest details. We should strive for excellence in all aspects of our service to God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_geography_and_resources.htm">God's Sovereignty in Geography and Resources</a> The geographical locations and natural resources used in the temple's construction reflect God's sovereignty over creation. We should recognize and trust in God's control over all aspects of our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 2</a> <a href="/q/what's_joppa's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Joppa's significance in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_jaffa's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Jaffa's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/could_they_get_cedar_from_lebanon.htm">(Ezra 3:7) Could a newly returned, resource-strapped community realistically acquire and transport large quantities of cedar from Lebanon? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_simon_the_tanner_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Simon the Tanner in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) And we will cut wood.--The we is emphatic, and we, on our part, the pronoun being expressed in the Hebrew.Wood (= "timber," <a href="/context/2_chronicles/2-8.htm" title="Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that your servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with your servants,">2Chronicles 2:8-10</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm" title="The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful 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 engraving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with your cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David your father.">2Chronicles 2:14</a>).--Properly trees.As much as thou shalt need.--See margin. "Need" (corek) occurs here only in the Old Testament. The word is common in the Targums, and in Rabbinic writings; <a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm" title="And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which you sent to me for: and I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.">1Kings 5:8</a> has the classical phrase, "all thy desire."In flotes.--Heb., raphs?doth. Another isolated expression. Rendered "rafts" by the LXX. and Vulgate, but omitted by Syriac and Arabic. <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm" title="My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and you shall receive them: and you shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.">1Kings 5:9</a> has dob?roth, "rafts," which settles the meaning. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Joppa, This was one of the most ancient of towns, and is referred to by Pliny ('Hist. Nat.,' 5:13), as "Joppa Phoenicum, antiquior terrarum inundatione, ut ferunt." Its name (יָפו, "beauty") is said to have been justified by the beautiful groves in its neighbourhood. It is mentioned <a href="/joshua/19-46.htm">Joshua 19:46</a> as Japho, where also we learn the circumstances under which the Dan tribe were possessed of it. It is remarkable that it is not mentioned again till our present verse, not even in the parallel (<a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">1 Kings 5:9</a>). But it appears again in <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Ezra 3:7</a>; <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a>, and in several places in the Acts of the Apostles. The modern name of it is Joffa, and it is not reputed as a good port now. It was distant from Jerusalem some thirty-four miles. The carriage of the tim-bet this road-journey is nowhere described in detail, nor is the exact spot of the coast west of Lebanon mentioned where the flotes were made, and thence despatched. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>We וַ֠אֲנַחְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> We will cut נִכְרֹ֨ת (niḵ·rōṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant logs עֵצִ֤ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of Lebanon, הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel as many כְּכָל־ (kə·ḵāl-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every as you need, צָרְכֶּ֔ךָ (ṣā·rə·ke·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6878.htm">Strong's 6878: </a> A need and in rafts רַפְסֹד֖וֹת (rap̄·sō·ḏō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7513.htm">Strong's 7513: </a> A raft by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against sea יָ֣ם (yām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin we will bring them וּנְבִיאֵ֥ם (ū·nə·ḇî·’êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to you לְךָ֛ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> at Joppa. יָפ֑וֹ (yā·p̄ōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3305.htm">Strong's 3305: </a> Joppa -- a seaport city of Palestine Then you וְאַתָּ֛ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you can take them up תַּעֲלֶ֥ה (ta·‘ă·leh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to Jerusalem.” יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">2 Chronicles 2:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 2:16 And we will cut wood out (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 2:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 2:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 2:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 2:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>