2 CHR 2:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (CH2 2:15) Καὶ ἡμεῖς κόψομεν ξύλα ἐκ τοῦ Λιβάνου κατὰ πᾶσαν τὴν χρείαν σου, καὶ ἄξομεν αὐτὰ σχεδίαις ἐπὶ θάλασσαν Ἰόππης, καὶ σὺ ἄξεις αὐτὰ εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ.
(Kai haʸmeis kopsomen xula ek tou Libanou kata pasan taʸn ⱪreian sou, kai axomen auta sⱪediais epi thalassan Yoppaʸs, kai su axeis auta eis Hierousalaʸm.)

BrTr (CH2 2:15) 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.

ULT And we ourselves will cut trees from Lebanon, according to all your need, and we will bring them to you by rafts by sea to Joppa, and you yourself will bring them up to Jerusalem.”

UST When you do that, my workers will cut in the Lebanon mountains all the logs that you need and bring them down to the sea. Then we will tie the logs together to form rafts with them, and float them in the sea to the city of Joppa. From there, you can arrange for men to take them up to Jerusalem.”

BSB & MSB 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.”

OEB No OEB CH2 2:16 book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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.”

NET 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.”

LSV 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.”

FBV We will cut all timber you need from Lebanon and take it to you by sea in rafts to Joppa. From there you can transport it to Jerusalem.”

T4T When you do that, my workers will cut from trees in the Lebanon mountains all the logs that you need and bring them down to the sea. Then we will tie the logs together to form rafts with them, and float them in the sea to Joppa city. From there, you can arrange for them to be taken up to Jerusalem.

LEB And we ourselves will cut trees from Lebanon according to all your need, and we will bring them to you on rafts over the sea to Joppa, so that you may bring them up to Jerusalem.”

BBE And we will have wood cut from Lebanon, as much as you have need of, and will send it to you on flat boats by sea to Joppa, and from there you may take it up to Jerusalem.

Moff we will fell as much timber as you want from Lebanon and forward it in floats by sea to Joppa, whence you can transport it up to Jerusalem.”

JPS (CH2 2:15) (2-14) Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants;

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.'

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou/you shalt/shall need: and we will bring it to thee/you in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou/you shalt/shall carry it up to Yerusalem.)

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn]
(And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou/you shalt/shall need: and we will bring it to thee/you in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou/you shalt/shall carry it up to Yerusalem.)

2.16 as much…: Heb according to all thy need

2.16 Joppa: Heb. Japho

KJB-1611 And wee will cut wood out of Lebanon, [fn]as much as thou shalt need, and wee will bring it to thee in flotes by sea to [fn]Ioppa, and thou shalt carie it vp to Ierusalem.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:16 Heb. according to all thy need.

2:16 Heb. Iapho

Bshps And we will cut wood in Libanon as much as thou shalt neede, and wil bring it to thee in flotes by sea to Iapho, from whence thou mayest cary them to Hierusalem.
(And we will cut wood in Libanon as much as thou/you shalt/shall need, and will bring it to thee/you in floats by sea to Yapho, from whence/where thou/you mayest/may carry them to Yerusalem.)

Gnva And we wil cut wood in Lebanon as much as thou shalt neede, and will bring it to thee in raftes by the sea to Iapho, so thou mayest cary them to Ierusalem.
(And we will cut wood in Lebanon as much as thou/you shalt/shall need, and will bring it to thee/you in raftes by the sea to Yapho, so thou/you mayest/may carry them to Yerusalem.)

Cvdl and so wyll we hewe ye tymber vpon Libanus, as moch as thou nedest, and wyll brynge it by flotes in the See vnto Iapho, from whence thou mayest brynge it vp to Ierusalem.
(and so will we hew/chop ye/you_all timber upon Libanus, as much as thou/you need, and will bring it by floats in the See unto Yapho, from whence/where thou/you mayest/may bring it up to Yerusalem.)

Wycl Sotheli we schulen kitte trees of the Liban, how many euere thou hast nedeful; and we schulen brynge tho in schippis bi the see in to Joppe; forsothe it schal be thin to lede tho ouer in to Jerusalem.
(Truly we should cut trees of the Lebanon, how many ever thou/you hast needful; and we should bring those in ships by the sea in to Yoppa; for_certain/truly it shall be thin to lead those over in to Yerusalem.)

Luth (CH2 2:15) so wollen wir das Holz hauen auf dem Libanon, wieviel es not ist, und wollen es auf Flößen bringen im Meer gen Japho; von dannen magst du es hinauf gen Jerusalem bringen.
(so want we/us the wood hit on/in/to to_him Lebanon, how_much it not is, and want it on/in/to rafts bring/get in_the sea to/toward Joppa; from then like you(sg) it up to/toward Jerusalem bring/get.)

ClVg Nos autem cædemus ligna de Libano, quot necessaria habueris, et applicabimus ea ratibus per mare in Joppe: tuum autem erit transferre ea in Jerusalem.[fn]
(We however we_will_cut_down wood from/about Lebanon, how_many necessary you_may_have_had, and we_will_apply them rafts through the_sea in/into/on Yoppa: your(sg) however will_be to_transfer them in/into/on Yerusalem.)

2.16 Nos autem, etc. RAB. Significat quod gentes audita fama Evangelii diversas personas per fidem ad baptismum transmittit. Solius tamen est veri pacifici, ut absolvendo peccata per baptismi sacramenta unitati Ecclesiæ illos adunare, de quo dicitur: Super quem videritis Spiritum descendentem et manentem super eum, hic est qui baptizat Matth. 3..

2.16 We however, etc. RAB. It_means that people/nations heard hunger of_the_Gospels different persons through faith to baptism sends_across. Alone nevertheless it_is true peaceful, as to_be_released sins through baptism sacraments unity Assemblies/Churches those to_unite, from/about where it_is_said: Above/Over which you(pl)_see Spirit descending and remaining over him, this/here it_is who/which baptises Matth. 3..

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Solomon’s International Presence

1 Kings 9-10; 2 Chronicles 2:1-18; 8:1-9:28

Near the beginning of Solomon’s reign, the Lord promised to bless him with great wisdom, riches, and honor (1 Kings 3:2-15), and the fulfillment of this promise led to great fame for Solomon throughout the Near East. Humanly speaking, Solomon had been set up for immense success by his father David, who passed on to him a powerful kingdom that stretched from the tip of the Red Sea to the Euphrates River (2 Samuel 8-10; 1 Chronicles 18-19; 2 Chronicles 8). During Solomon’s reign Israel controlled all land routes leading from Egypt and the Red Sea to the Aramean and Hittite nations to the north, and they also controlled the northern terminus of the great Incense Route leading from the peoples of southwest Arabia to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea at Gaza. Solomon appears to have capitalized on his strategic control over travel and shipping throughout the region by setting up a very lucrative international arms dealership, through which he paired chariots bought from Egypt with horses bought from Kue (the term sometimes translated as “Egypt” should probably be translated “Muzur,” a district near Kue) and sold them to the kings of the Hittites and Arameans. Solomon also likely gained immense wealth from very productive copper mines at Punon, Timna, and elsewhere (see “Southern Arabah Valley” map). All this won him great renown among all the rulers of the Near East, including the queen of Sheba, who traveled over a thousand miles to see for herself Solomon’s great wisdom and splendor. She brought with her luxurious gifts from her land, including spices, precious stones, and gold, which she may have obtained from nearby Ophir. Solomon also arranged for King Hiram of Tyre to provide him with cedar timbers from Lebanon to build the Temple of the Lord and his royal palace (2 Chronicles 2). The logs were bound into rafts, floated down to Joppa, and then disassembled and hauled up to Jerusalem. Solomon also launched ships to sail to faraway lands during his reign and bring back riches and exotic goods. Scholars have proposed various locations for the exact destination of the ships, and some have struggled to reconcile what can seem like confusion on the part of the biblical writers over the term Tarshish. But a careful reading of the biblical accounts indicates that there were probably two separate fleets of ships: the fleet of Hiram and Solomon’s fleet of ships of Tarshish. Both fleets are separately mentioned in 1 Kings 10:22, and the phrase “at sea with” may simply indicate that they were sailing at the same time but not necessarily together. Also, the list of goods brought back by Hiram’s fleet is somewhat different than the list of goods brought back by Solomon’s fleet (compare 1 Kings 10:11, 22; 2 Chronicles 8:17-18; 9:10, 21). Likewise, the wording of 2 Chronicles 8:17-18 is that Hiram “sent to [Solomon] by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea,” but the implication seems to be that the ships remained Hiram’s, not Solomon’s, whereas the other fleet of ships of Tarshish appears to have belonged to Solomon, though the ships were manned by Hiram’s men as well (2 Chronicles 9:21). Thus, Hiram’s fleet set sail from Ezion-geber, traveled the length of the Red Sea, and acquired gold from Ophir. Solomon’s fleet, on the other hand, could have sailed either the Red Sea or the Mediterranean Sea, since the term ships of Tarshish seems to have been used at times to indicate a class of trading or refinery ships rather than a specific destination (see article for “Tarshish” map). It is also possible, however, that the term Tarshish referred to the ships’ actual destination, which during Solomon’s reign appears to have been located in the far western Mediterranean Sea. This is supported by isotopic studies of silver found in Israel during Solomon’s time, which have traced the source to Tharros on the island of Sardinia. This also fits well with the length of time given for the voyage of Solomon’s fleet, which returned every three years with their exotic goods.

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