Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
yea to prepare me timbers in abundance, - for, the house which I am about to build, must be great and most wonderful.
New American Standard Bible
to prepare timber in abundance for me, for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
King James Version
Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
Holman Bible
to prepare logs for me in abundance because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
International Standard Version
to prepare an abundant amount of timber for me, because the Temple that I'm building is to be great and awesome.
A Conservative Version
even to prepare for me timber in abundance. For the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
American Standard Version
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
Amplified
to prepare for me an abundance of timber, because the house I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
Bible in Basic English
To get trees for me in great numbers, for the house which I am building is to be great and a wonder.
Darby Translation
even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house that I build shall be great and wonderful.
Julia Smith Translation
And to prepare for me woods for multitude: for the house that I build is great and wonderful.
King James 2000
Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderfully great.
Lexham Expanded Bible
to prepare trees in abundance for me, for the house that I am building [will be] great and wonderful.
Modern King James verseion
in order to prepare plenty of timber for me. For the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that they may prepare me timber enough. For the house which I build is great and wonderful.
NET Bible
to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.
New Heart English Bible
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
Webster
Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderfully great.
World English Bible
even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.
Youngs Literal Translation
even to prepare for me trees in abundance, for the house that I am building is great and wonderful.
Themes
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Helps solomon in building the temple
Mountains » Abounded with » Forests
The First Temple » Solomon » Contracted with hiram for wood, stone, and labor
The First Temple » Its magnificence
Tyre » Supplied » Stones and timber for building the temple, &c
Interlinear
Kuwn
Bayith
Banah
Pala'
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Petitions The King Of Tyre
8 And send me - timbers of cedar, cypress and sandal-wood, out of the Lebanon, for, I, know that, thy servants, are skilful, to cut the timbers of Lebanon, - and lo! my servants shall be with thy servants: 9 yea to prepare me timbers in abundance, - for, the house which I am about to build, must be great and most wonderful. 10 And lo! for the hewers that cut the timbers, have I given wheat as food for thy servants, twenty thousand measures, and barley, twenty thousand measures, and wine, twenty thousand baths, and oil, twenty thousand baths.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:8
and, this house which had been renowned, shall be desolate, every one that passeth by it, shall be astonished and shall whistle, - and men shall say - For what cause, hath Yahweh done, thus, unto this land, and unto this house?
2 Chronicles 2:5
And, the house which I am about to build, must be great, - for great is our God, above all gods.
2 Chronicles 7:21
and, this house which hath been renowned, all that pass by near it, shall be astonished, - and say, Wherefore hath Yahweh done, thus and thus, to this land, and to this house?