2 Chronicles 2:15

Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Solomon speaks to Hiram, king of Tyre, at the moment temple construction logistics are finalized. He requests the delivery of pledged provisions to his workers after describing the skilled artisan who will oversee the work.

The words — אֲדֹנִ֔/י ('a.do.N/i) = my lord and אָמַ֣ר ('a.Mar) = he has said anchor the verse. The phrasing frames the request as a direct appeal for the fulfillment of a prior verbal commitment.

The thread — The pledged provisions surface in 2 Chronicles 2:10 and 1 Kings 5:11. 2 Chronicles 2:10 lists wheat, barley, and wine, while 1 Kings 5:11 records wheat and olive oil.

Why it lands — It demands verification that royal agreements are tracked across parallel accounts. It requires the reader to confirm that promised resources are actually delivered before the narrative moves to the next phase of construction.

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The Hebrew words

וְ֠עַתָּהVe./'a.tahand/ therefore הַחִטִּ֨יםha./chi.Timthe/ wheat<s>וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֜יםve./ha./se.'o.Rimand/ the/ barley<s>הַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha./She.menthe/ oil וְהַיַּ֙יִן֙ve./hai./Ya.yinand/ the/ wine אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe has said אֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.N/ilord/ my יִשְׁלַ֖חyish.Lachlet him send לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la./'a.va.Da/vto/ servants/ his

King James Version

Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 2:10 I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
1 Kings 5:11 and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.