Discovery Box| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:1 |
| (1:18) 1 Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:2 |
| (2:1) Solomon had 1 70,000 common laborers 2 and 80,000 stonecutters 3 in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors. 4 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:3 |
| Solomon sent a message to King Huram 1 of Tyre: 2 “Help me 3 as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs 4 for the construction of his palace. 5 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:4 |
| Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor 1 the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, 2 and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis. 3 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:6 |
| Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky 1 and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:7 |
| “Now send me a man who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as purple, crimson, and violet colored fabrics, and who knows how to engrave. He will work with my skilled craftsmen here in Jerusalem 1 and Judah, whom my father David provided. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:8 |
| Send me cedars, evergreens, and algum 1 trees from Lebanon, for I know your servants are adept 2 at cutting down trees in Lebanon. My servants will work with your servants |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:12 |
| Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself. 1 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:14 |
| whose mother is a Danite and whose father is a Tyrian. 1 He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stones, and wood, as well as purple, violet, white, and crimson fabrics. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and understands any design given to him. He will work with your skilled craftsmen and the skilled craftsmen of my lord David your father. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:15 |
| Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised; |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 2:18 |
| He designated 1 70,000 as common laborers, 2 80,000 as stonecutters 3 in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work. 4 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 3:10 |
| In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 3:14 |
| He made the curtain out of violet, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 4:5 |
| It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons. 1 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 4:6 |
| He made ten washing basins; he put five on the south side and five on the north side. In them they rinsed the items used for burnt sacrifices; the priests washed in “The Sea.” |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 4:11 |
| Huram Abi 1 made the pots, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on God’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 4:21 |
| the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 5:1 |
| When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and all the other articles) in the treasuries of God’s temple. |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 5:5 |
| The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people, 1 and all the holy items in the tent. 2 |
| (1.00) | 2Ch 5:6 |
| Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. 1 |
