2 Chronicles 2:8

New American Bible - revised edition

in order to prepare for me a great quantity of wood, since the house I intend to build must be great and wonderful.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:11

Hiram’s fleet, which used to bring gold from Ophir, also brought from there a very large quantity of almug wood and precious stones.

1 Kings 5:6

Solomon had forty thousand stalls for horses for chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said: “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced; but the house that is to be built for the Lord must be made so magnificent that it will be renowned and glorious in all lands. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” Thus before his death David laid up materials in abundance. Charge to Solomon.

2 Chronicles 2:9

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.”