Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 2:8
Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon writes to King Hiram of Tyre, requesting specific timber and skilled laborers to support the ongoing temple construction project.
The words — The Hebrew imperative שְׁלַח (she.lach) commands "send," while עֲצֵי אֲרָזִים (a.Tzei 'a.ra.Zim) literally denotes "woods of cedars."
The thread — The request for Lebanese timber and joint labor matches the directive in 1 Kings 5:6, and the specific mention of algum wood reappears in 1 Kings 10:11 and 2 Chronicles 9:10 as part of Ophir cargo lists.
Why it lands — The text records a practical demand for cross-border material extraction and coordinated craftsmanship, establishing that large-scale sacred construction requires organized economic and technical alliances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 5:6 Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
- 1 Kings 10:11 (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
- 2 Chronicles 9:10 (The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.