2 Chronicles 2:10

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
give	נָתַתִּי֩ na.ta.Ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
servants	לַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ la.'a.va.Dei.kha	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hewers	לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים la.cho.te.Vim	H2404	to chop or carve wood · preposition with the article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
cut	לְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י le.kho.re.Tei	H3772	to cut (off · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
timber	הָעֵצִ֡ים ha.'e.Tzim	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thousand	אֶ֔לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
measures	כֹּרִים֙ ko.Rim	H3734	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
beaten	מַכּ֜וֹת ma.Kot	H4347	a wound · noun, common feminine plural absolute
wheat	חִטִּ֨ים chi.Tim	H2406	wheat · noun, common masculine plural absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thousand	אָ֑לֶף 'A.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
measures	כֹּרִ֖ים ko.Rim	H3734	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
barley	וּשְׂעֹרִ֕ים u.se.'o.Rim	H8184	barley (as villose) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thousand	אֶ֔לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
baths	בַּתִּים֙ ba.Tim	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
wine	וְיַ֗יִן ve.Ya.yin	H3196	wine (as fermented) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thousand	אָֽלֶף 'A.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
baths	בַּתִּ֖ים ba.Tim	H1324	a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of li… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
oil	וְשֶׁ֕מֶן ve.She.men	H8081	grease · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 5:11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hi…
1 Kings 7:26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand…
1 Kings 7:38 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one…
Ezra 7:22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and…
Luke 10:7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to hou…
Romans 13:7-8 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:1-10

Solomon's wisdom was given him, not merely for speculation, to entertain himself (though it is indeed a princely entertainment), nor merely for conversation, to entertain his friends, but for action; and therefore to action he immediately applies himself. Observe, I. His resolution within himself concerning his business (Ch2 2:1): He determined to build, in the first place, a house for the name of the Lord. It is fit that he who is the first should be served - first a temple and then a palace, a house not so much for himself, or his own convenience and magnitude, as for the kingdom, for the honour of it among its neighbours and for the decent reception of the people whenever they had occasio…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 2:10

behold, I will give to thy servants . . . beaten wheat--Wheat, stripped of the husk, boiled, and saturated with butter, forms a frequent meal with the laboring people in the East (compare Kg1 5:11). There is no discrepancy between that passage and this. The yearly supplies of wine and oil, mentioned in the former, were intended for Huram's court in return for the cedars sent him; while the articles of meat and drink specified here were for the workmen on Lebanon.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 2:7

Send me - a man cunning to work - A person of great ingenuity, who is capable of planning and directing, and who may be over the other artists.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 2:10

Behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat,.... Meaning, not what was beaten out of the husk with the flail, as some; nor bruised or half broke for pottage, as others; but ground into flour, as R. Jonah (d) interprets it; or rather, perhaps, it should be rendered "food" (e) that is, for his household, as in 1 Kings 5:11, and the hire of these servants is proposed to be given in this way, because wheat was scarce with the Tyrians, and they were obliged to have it from the Jews, Acts 12:20, and twenty thousand measures of barley; the measures of both these were the cor, of which see 1 Kings 5:11, and twenty thousand baths of wine…

Dictionary and topics

Cor — This Hebrew word, untranslated, denotes a round vessel used as a measure both for liquids and solids. It was equal to one homer, and contained ten ephahs in dry and ten baths in liquid measure (Ezek.…
Corn — The word so rendered (dagan) in Gen. 27:28, 37, Num. 18:27, Deut. 28:51, Lam. 2:12, is a general term representing all the commodities we usually describe by the words corn, grain, seeds, peas,…
Olive — The fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was highly valued. The best oil was from olives that were plucked before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed (Deut. 24:20; Isa.…
Weights And Measures — A. WEIGHTS.—The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubtful points. All ancient Greek systems of weight were derived, either…
Barley · Traffic in — Traffic in
Cor · Ren — Ren
Hiram · .Helps — .Helps
Measure · and one-ninth bushels — and one-ninth bushels
Mountains · Abounded with: Forests — Abounded with: Forests
Temple, The First · Solomon: Contracted with Hiram for wood, stone, and labour — Solomon: Contracted with Hiram for wood, stone, and labour
Trees · Were cut down: For building — Were cut down: For building
Tyre · the temple and his — the temple and his

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 2:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 2:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 2:7

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 2:10

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 2:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 2:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 2:7

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 2:10

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 2:8

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 2:9