[a] (A)And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and (B)3,600 to oversee them. (C)And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: (D)“As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of (E)incense of sweet spices before him, and for (F)the regular arrangement of the showbread, and for (G)burnt offerings morning and evening, (H)on the Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the Lord our God, as ordained forever for Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 2:2 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew

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