Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine and twenty thousand baths of olive oil.” New Living Translation In payment for your woodcutters, I will send 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil.” English Standard Version I will give for your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” Berean Literal Bible And behold, to the wood cutters cutting the trees, to your servants, I will give ground wheat, twenty thousand cors, and barley, twenty thousand cors, and wine, twenty thousand baths, and oil, twenty thousand baths.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version And indeed I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, twenty thousand kors of ground wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil. New American Standard Bible Now behold, I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand kors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” NASB 1995 “Now behold, I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, 20,000 kors of crushed wheat and 20,000 kors of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of oil.” NASB 1977 “Now behold, I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, 20,000 kors of crushed wheat, and 20,000 kors of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.” Legacy Standard Bible And behold, I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, 20,000 kors of crushed wheat and 20,000 kors of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of oil.” Amplified Bible And I will give to your servants who cut timber, 20,000 measures of crushed wheat and 20,000 measures of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of [olive] oil.” Berean Annotated Bible I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat <124,800 bu / 4.4M l>, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine <116,000 gal / 440,000 l>, and 20,000 baths of olive oil. Christian Standard Bible I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the trees, one hundred twenty thousand bushels of wheat flour, one hundred twenty thousand bushels of barley, one hundred twenty thousand gallons of wine, and one hundred twenty thousand gallons of oil. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the trees, 100,000 bushels of wheat flour, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of oil. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version I will pay your woodcutters 2,000 tons of wheat, the same amount of barley, 400,000 liters of wine, and that same amount of olive oil. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will give your lumberjacks 120,000 bushels of ground wheat, 120,000 bushels of barley, 200,000 gallons of wine, and 200,000 gallons of olive oil." Good News Translation As provisions for your lumbermen, I will send you 100,000 bushels of wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil." International Standard Version "Now look! I will pay your servants, the lumberjacks who prepare the timber, 20,000 measures of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil." NET Bible Look, I will pay your servants who cut the timber 20,000 kors of ground wheat, 20,000 kors of barley, 120,000 gallons of wine, and 120,000 gallons of olive oil." New Heart English Bible Look, I will give to your servants, the cutters who 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." Webster's Bible Translation 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. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleI 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.” World English Bible Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand cors of beaten wheat, twenty thousand baths of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd behold, I have given to your servants, to hewers, to those cutting the trees, twenty thousand cors of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand cors of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” Berean Literal Bible And behold, to the wood cutters cutting the trees, to your servants, I will give ground wheat, twenty thousand cors, and barley, twenty thousand cors, and wine, twenty thousand baths, and oil, twenty thousand baths.” Young's Literal Translation 'And lo, to hewers, to those cutting the trees, I have given beaten wheat to thy servants, cors twenty thousand, and barley, cors twenty thousand, and wine, baths twenty thousand, and oil, baths twenty thousand.' Smith's Literal Translation And behold, to those hewing, to those cutting woods, wheat, the beatings out to thy servants twenty thousand cors, and barley, twenty thousand cors, and wine, twenty thousand baths, and oil, twenty thousand baths. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I will give thy servants the workmen that are to cut down the trees, for their food twenty thousand cores of wheat, and as many cores of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil. Catholic Public Domain Version In addition, I will give to your servants, the workers who will cut down the trees, for provisions: twenty thousand cor of wheat, and the same number of cor of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, as well as twenty thousand good measures of oil.” New American Bible I will furnish as food for your servants, the woodcutters, twenty thousand kors of wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” New Revised Standard Version I will provide for your servants, those who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I will provide carpenters who are skilled in woodwork, and will give provisions to your servants, twenty thousand measures of wheat and twenty thousand measures of barley and twenty thousand baths of wine and twenty thousand baths of oil. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I am bringing Carpenters who are skillful and I am giving to your Servants twenty thousand cors of wheat provision, and twenty thousand cors of barley and twenty thousand quadrantals of wine and twenty thousand quadrantals of oil. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And, 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And, behold, I have given freely to thy servants that work and cut the wood, corn for food, even twenty thousand measures of wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Preparations for the Temple…9to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. 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.” Cross References I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 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 5:15 Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, Deuteronomy 24:14-15 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. / You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 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. 2 Samuel 17:28 They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, Psalm 81:16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” 20,000 cors of barley, Deuteronomy 8:8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; Ruth 2:17 So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley. 2 Kings 4:42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. 20,000 baths of wine, Deuteronomy 7:13 He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. Joel 2:24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. Proverbs 3:10 then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. and 20,000 baths of olive oil.” 2 Chronicles 31:5 As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. Exodus 27:20 And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. Leviticus 24:2 “Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. Ezra 3:7 They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia. Treasury of Scripture And, behold, I will give to your 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. I will give 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 Hiram year by year. 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 house. 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… baths of wine 1 Kings 7:26,38 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 baths… 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 salt without prescribing how much. Jump to Previous Barley Baths Beaten Crushed Cut Cutters Hewers Kors Measures Oil Servants Thousand Timber Twenty Wheat WineJump to Next Barley Baths Beaten Crushed Cut Cutters Hewers Kors Measures Oil Servants Thousand Timber Twenty Wheat Wine2 Chronicles 2 1. Solomon's laborers for the building of the temple3. His ambassage to Huram for workmen and provisions 11. Huram sends him a kind answer 17 I will pay your servants, the woodcutters This phrase highlights the economic and diplomatic relationships between Israel and its neighboring nations. Solomon's agreement to pay the woodcutters reflects the importance of skilled labor in ancient construction projects, particularly for the building of the temple. The woodcutters were likely from Tyre, a region known for its skilled laborers and abundant cedar trees. This arrangement underscores the cooperation between Solomon and Hiram, king of Tyre, as seen in 1 Kings 5:1-12, where Hiram provides materials and labor for the temple. 20,000 cors of ground wheat 20,000 cors of barley 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of olive oil Persons / Places / Events 1. SolomonThe king of Israel, son of David, known for his wisdom and for building the Temple in Jerusalem. 2. Hiram The king of Tyre, who provided materials and skilled laborers for the construction of the Temple. 3. Woodsmen Skilled laborers from Tyre who were tasked with cutting timber for the Temple. 4. Tyre A significant city and kingdom known for its skilled craftsmen and trade, located in modern-day Lebanon. 5. Temple Construction The event of building the Temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites. Teaching Points Generosity in God's WorkSolomon's provision for the workers reflects a generous spirit in supporting those who contribute to God's work. We are called to be generous with our resources in service to God. Collaboration for a Greater Purpose The partnership between Solomon and Hiram illustrates the importance of working together with others, even those outside our immediate community, to achieve God's purposes. Provision and Abundance The abundance of resources provided by Solomon is a reminder of God's provision. We should trust in God's ability to supply our needs as we engage in His work. Wisdom in Leadership Solomon's strategic planning and resource management demonstrate the importance of wisdom in leadership. Leaders today should seek God's wisdom in their decisions and actions. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 2:10?2. How does 2 Chronicles 2:10 illustrate Solomon's commitment to building the temple? 3. What does Solomon's provision for workers reveal about his leadership and priorities? 4. How can we apply Solomon's example of resource allocation in our church today? 5. In what ways does 2 Chronicles 2:10 connect to God's provision in Exodus? 6. How does Solomon's generosity in 2 Chronicles 2:10 reflect God's generosity to us? 7. What does 2 Chronicles 2:10 reveal about Solomon's priorities in building the temple? 8. How does 2 Chronicles 2:10 reflect the economic practices of ancient Israel? 9. What theological significance does the provision of food in 2 Chronicles 2:10 hold? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 2? 11. 2 Chronicles 5:10 - Why does this verse say only the tablets were in the Ark when Hebrews 9:4 mentions additional items, creating a seeming contradiction? 12. How do we reconcile the apparent capacity discrepancy of the bronze sea between 1 Kings 7:26 (2,000 baths) and 2 Chronicles 4:5 (3,000 baths)? 13. Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5) 14. How can 1 Chronicles 10's account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him? What Does 2 Chronicles 2:10 Mean I will pay your servants- Solomon is not asking for charity; he offers fair compensation to Hiram’s men. “The worker is worthy of his wages” (Luke 10:7), and Solomon models that principle. - This reinforces Proverbs 3:27: “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due.” - By making the temple project financially upright from the start, Solomon protects its integrity (cf. 1 Chronicles 29:17). the woodcutters - These skilled laborers from Lebanon (2 Chronicles 2:8) are essential to obtaining cedar and cypress. - God often weaves outsiders into His purposes, as with Bezalel and Oholiab (Exodus 31:1-6) and Cyrus (Isaiah 45:1-4). - Their inclusion previews the house of prayer “for all nations” (Isaiah 56:7). 20,000 cors of ground wheat - A cor is roughly six bushels, so this equals about 120,000 bushels—lavish provision, not bare minimum. - Wheat, the primary staple (Genesis 30:14; John 6:9-13), symbolizes sustenance and blessing. - Solomon’s generosity reflects the Lord’s own abundance (Psalm 132:15). 20,000 cors of barley - Barley ripens earlier than wheat (Ruth 1:22) and was often food for common people and animals (John 6:9). - Supplying both grains ensures year-round provision—echoing Joseph’s foresight in Genesis 41:49. - It shows Solomon’s sensitivity to practical needs, paralleling Proverbs 27:23-27. 20,000 baths of wine - A bath is about six gallons, totaling roughly 120,000 gallons of wine. - Wine pictures joy and covenant blessing (Psalm 104:15; John 2:1-11). - By including wine, Solomon honors the workers with more than survival rations—he offers celebration. 20,000 baths of olive oil - Olive oil served for food, light, and anointing (Exodus 27:20; James 5:14). - Abundant oil recalls Deuteronomy 8:7-10, the promised land flowing with “olives and honey.” - 1 Kings 5:11 notes Solomon provided oil “year after year,” indicating an ongoing commitment, not a one-time payment. summary 2 Chronicles 2:10 shows Solomon pledging extravagant, fair, and varied provisions to Hiram’s woodcutters. His offer underscores righteous wages, values skilled labor, and mirrors God’s abundant generosity—all so the temple, the dwelling place of God’s name, can be built without reproach and with joyful cooperation between Israel and the nations. (10) And, behold, I will give . . . barley.--Rather, And, behold, for the hewers, that is, for the woodcutters, I will give wheat as food for thy servants, viz., twenty thousand kors, and barley twenty thousand kors, &c. "For the hewers" may mean "as for the hewers," or perhaps "on account of the hewers" (Genesis 4:23). The latter sense would bring the verse into substantial harmony with 1Kings 5:11, where we read: "And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors" (LXX., 20,000 baths) "of pure o: so used Solomon to give to Hiram year by year," i.e., during his building operations.Beaten wheat.--The Hebrew (hittim makkoth) is literally wheat--strokes. But it is obvious that makkoth is a misreading for makk?leth, food, the word used in 1Kings 5:11; and so the LXX. renders. The expression "thy servants" here seems to correspond with the phrase" his household "there; and the drift of the whole passage is that, in return for the services of the Tyrian artificers, Solomon engages to supply Hiram's royal household with provisions of corn and wine and oil. Others assume, without much likelihood, that the two passages relate to two distinct agreements, by one of which Solomon undertook to supply Hiram's court, and by the other his Tyrian workmen, with provisions. Hewers (hot?bim).--An old word, not recurring in the chronicle, and therefore explained by the writer. Measures (k?rim).--The kor was a dry measure = one quarter. (Syriac, reb'e, "quarters.") The bath, a liquid measure, of six or seven gallons' capacity. Both words occur in the Greek of Luke 16:6-7. . . . Verse 10. - Beaten wheat. In 1 Kings 5:11 the language is "wheat for food" (מַכֹּלֶת), while the Septuagint gives καὶ μαχεὶρ. In our present passage the Septuagint gives εἰς βρώματα, suggesting at once that our Hebrew מִכּות is an error for מַכֹּלֶת. The former Hebrew word is that constantly employed for "plagues," "strokes," etc., and it is nowhere but in this place rendered "beaten." I will give to thy servants. This passage is hard to reconcile with what is said in 1 Kings 5:11; but meantime it is not certain that it needs to be reconciled with it. It is possible that the two passages are distinct. The contents of the present verse, at all events, need not be credited with any ambiguity, unless, indeed, we would wish it more definite, whether the expression, "I will give to thy servants," may not be quite as correctly understood, "for thy servants," i.e. to thee as the hire of them. If this be so, it would enable us to give at once all the wheat, and two hundred out of the 20,000 baths of oil, for the consumption, not of the literal workmen, but of the royal household. Then this granted, the verse, though not identical with 1 Kings 5:11, is brought into harmony with it. Reverting to the statement in 1 Kings 5, what we learn is that Solomon, in his application to Hiram, offers payment for the hire of his servants such as he shall appoint (ver. 6). Hiram's reply is that he shall be satisfied to receive as payment "food for his household" (ver. 9), the amount of it and the annual payment of it being specified in ver. 11. This is the whole case, the discrepancies in which are plain, but they do not amount to contradictions. The appearance that is worn on the face of things is that the writer in Chronicles gives what came to be the final arrangement as to remuneration, though confessedly it is placed as much as the account in Kings in the draft of Solomon's original application to Hiram. Measures. These were cots, and the cot was the same as the homer. From a calculation of some doubtfulness, however, made under the suggestions of 1 Kings 4:22, it has been said that the consumption of the royal household of Solomon was above 32,000 measures. The cor, or homer, was the largest of the five dry measures of capacity, being equal to 180 cabs, 100 omers, 30 seahe, 10 ephahs (see Dr. Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' 3.1741), though what was the exact value of any one of these in modern measures has only been uncertainly and very approximately arrived at. Baths. The bath was the largest of the three liquid measures of capacity, being equal to 6 bins and 72 logs (see same 'Dictionary,' 3:1740).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I will payנָתַתִּי֩ (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set your servants, לַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant the woodcutters, לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים ׀ (la·ḥō·ṭə·ḇîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2404: To cut or gather wood 20,000 {} עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth cors כֹּרִים֙ (kō·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3734: A deep round vessel, a cor, a dry measure of ground מַכּ֜וֹת (mak·kō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4347: A wound, carnage, pestilence wheat, חִטִּ֨ים ׀ (ḥiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2406: Wheat 20,000 {} עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth cors כֹּרִ֖ים (kō·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3734: A deep round vessel, a cor, a dry measure of barley, וּשְׂעֹרִ֕ים (ū·śə·‘ō·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8184: Barley 20,000 {} עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth baths בַּתִּים֙ (bat·tîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1324: A bath (a Hebrew measure) of wine, וְיַ֗יִן (wə·ya·yin) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication and 20,000 {} עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth baths בַּתִּ֖ים (bat·tîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1324: A bath (a Hebrew measure) of olive oil.” וְשֶׁ֕מֶן (wə·še·men) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness Links 2 Chronicles 2:10 NIV2 Chronicles 2:10 NLT 2 Chronicles 2:10 ESV 2 Chronicles 2:10 NASB 2 Chronicles 2:10 KJV 2 Chronicles 2:10 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 2:10 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 2:10 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 2:10 French Bible 2 Chronicles 2:10 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 2:10 Behold I will give to your servants (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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