2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 2:3

³Then Solomon sent word to Hiram^a king of Tyre:

“Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

Footnotes

a 2:3 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verses 11 and 12

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
word to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Hiram	חוּרָ֥ם	ḥū·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2361 Hiram
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Tyre	צֹ֖ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
Do for me as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you did	עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
my father	אָבִ֔י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֣יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
when you sent	וַתִּֽשְׁלַֽח־	wat·tiš·laḥ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7971 send
him	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
cedars	אֲרָזִ֔ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
to build	לִבְנֽוֹת־	liḇ·nō·wṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
himself	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a house	בַ֖יִת	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
to live	לָשֶׁ֥בֶת	lā·še·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Chronicles 14:1 · 2 Samuel 5:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.